Enquiry into Plants
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Enquiry into Plants is an ancient botanical treatise by Theophrastus that systematically examines the classification, structure, and uses of plants, often considered the foundational work of scientific botany.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek work
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botanical treatise ⓘ scientific text ⓘ |
| author | Theophrastus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| dateWritten | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| describedAs | foundational work of scientific botany ⓘ |
| field | natural science ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cereals
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classification of plants by form ⓘ classification of plants by habitat ⓘ classification of plants by practical use ⓘ herbs ⓘ legumes ⓘ medicinal plants ⓘ shrubs ⓘ trees ⓘ |
| followedBy | On the Causes of Plants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | natural history ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book I
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Book II NERFINISHED ⓘ Book III NERFINISHED ⓘ Book IV ⓘ Book IX NERFINISHED ⓘ Book V NERFINISHED ⓘ Book VI NERFINISHED ⓘ Book VII NERFINISHED ⓘ Book VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Roman botanical writers
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later Greek botanical works ⓘ medieval botanical tradition ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Aristotelian natural philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| latinTitle | Historia Plantarum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
botany
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plant classification ⓘ plant morphology ⓘ plants ⓘ uses of plants ⓘ |
| methodology |
empirical description
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systematic observation ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 9 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Περὶ φυτῶν ἱστορία NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | survives largely complete in Greek ⓘ |
| studies |
economic uses of plants
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plant cultivation ⓘ plant growth ⓘ plant habitats ⓘ plant reproduction ⓘ |
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