Historia Naturalis Palmarum
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Historia Naturalis Palmarum is a foundational 19th-century botanical monograph that systematically documents and illustrates the diversity, morphology, and geography of palm species worldwide.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| "Historia Naturalis Palmarum" | 1 |
| Historia Naturalis Palmarum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4005816 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Historia Naturalis Palmarum Context triple: [Carl von Martius, notableWork, Historia Naturalis Palmarum]
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Historia plantarum
Historia plantarum is a botanical work attributed to Herman Boerhaave that systematically describes and classifies plants based on their characteristics.
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B.
Genera Plantarum
Genera Plantarum is a foundational botanical work by Carl Linnaeus that systematically classified and described plant genera, helping establish modern plant taxonomy.
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C.
Species Plantarum
Species Plantarum is Carl Linnaeus’s landmark 1753 work that established the modern system of botanical nomenclature by systematically describing and naming plant species.
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D.
Genera plantarum secundum ordines naturales disposita
Genera plantarum secundum ordines naturales disposita is a foundational 18th-century botanical work by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu that systematically classified plants according to natural relationships, helping to establish modern plant taxonomy.
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E.
Handbuch der Naturgeschichte
Handbuch der Naturgeschichte is an influential 18th-century natural history textbook by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach that helped shape early modern zoology and anthropology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Historia Naturalis Palmarum Target entity description: Historia Naturalis Palmarum is a foundational 19th-century botanical monograph that systematically documents and illustrates the diversity, morphology, and geography of palm species worldwide.
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A.
Historia plantarum
Historia plantarum is a botanical work attributed to Herman Boerhaave that systematically describes and classifies plants based on their characteristics.
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B.
Genera Plantarum
Genera Plantarum is a foundational botanical work by Carl Linnaeus that systematically classified and described plant genera, helping establish modern plant taxonomy.
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C.
Species Plantarum
Species Plantarum is Carl Linnaeus’s landmark 1753 work that established the modern system of botanical nomenclature by systematically describing and naming plant species.
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D.
Genera plantarum secundum ordines naturales disposita
Genera plantarum secundum ordines naturales disposita is a foundational 18th-century botanical work by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu that systematically classified plants according to natural relationships, helping to establish modern plant taxonomy.
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E.
Handbuch der Naturgeschichte
Handbuch der Naturgeschichte is an influential 18th-century natural history textbook by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach that helped shape early modern zoology and anthropology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century publication
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botanical monograph ⓘ scientific book ⓘ |
| aim |
to describe morphology of palm species
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to map geographical distribution of palms ⓘ to systematically document palm diversity worldwide ⓘ |
| author |
Carl von Martius
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surface form:
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
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| cataloguedIn | major botanical libraries ⓘ |
| classificationSystem | pre-Darwinian natural system ⓘ |
| contains |
botanical illustrations of palms
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geographical distribution data of palms ⓘ morphological analyses of palms ⓘ systematic descriptions of palm species ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | Germany ⓘ |
| documents |
New World palm species
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Old World palm species ⓘ tropical palm floras ⓘ |
| field |
botany
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palm taxonomy ⓘ |
| focus | global diversity of palm species ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
descriptive Latin text
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detailed anatomical drawings of palms ⓘ large-format plates ⓘ |
| hasFormat | folio ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
scientific illustration
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taxonomic flora ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre-Darwinian botany ⓘ |
| illustrator |
Carl von Martius
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surface form:
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
|
| influenced |
historical biogeography of palms
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later palm taxonomy ⓘ |
| isPartOf | 19th-century botanical literature ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comprehensive treatment of palm morphology
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detailed hand-colored plates of palms ⓘ foundational contribution to palm systematics ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 3 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Leipzig ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationStartYear | 1823 ⓘ |
| publisher | T.O. Weigel ⓘ |
| subject |
Arecaceae
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palms ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early 19th century palm flora ⓘ |
| usedBy |
botanists
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historical biogeographers ⓘ taxonomists ⓘ |
| uses | Latin binomial nomenclature ⓘ |
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Subject: Historia Naturalis Palmarum Description of subject: Historia Naturalis Palmarum is a foundational 19th-century botanical monograph that systematically documents and illustrates the diversity, morphology, and geography of palm species worldwide.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
this entity surface form:
"Historia Naturalis Palmarum"