Engler system of plant classification
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The Engler system of plant classification is a historically important, morphology-based framework that arranged plants from simpler to more complex forms and was widely used in botanical taxonomy before the rise of modern phylogenetic systems.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant classification system
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taxonomic system ⓘ |
| arranges | plant groups in a linear sequence ⓘ |
| assumes |
simple flowers are more primitive
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wind pollination is primitive ⓘ |
| basedOn |
comparative morphology
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morphology ⓘ overall similarity ⓘ |
| classificationScope |
algae
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all plants ⓘ angiosperms ⓘ bryophytes ⓘ gymnosperms ⓘ pteridophytes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Adolf Engler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedIn |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
floral morphology
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reproductive structures ⓘ structural complexity ⓘ |
| field |
botany
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plant taxonomy ⓘ systematic botany ⓘ |
| followedBy |
APG system of angiosperm classification
NERFINISHED
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phylogenetic classification systems ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | standard reference for plant arrangement before modern phylogenetics ⓘ |
| influenced |
botanical floras worldwide
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botanical garden arrangement ⓘ herbarium organization ⓘ |
| influencedBy | evolutionary ideas of its time ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalPublication | German ⓘ |
| limitation |
does not fully reflect evolutionary relationships
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not strictly phylogenetic ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Adolf Engler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
places apetalous families early among angiosperms
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treats monocots as more primitive than dicots ⓘ widely adopted in European herbaria ⓘ widely used in early 20th century floras ⓘ |
| orderingPrinciple | from simpler to more complex forms ⓘ |
| placesFirst | simplest thalloid plants ⓘ |
| placesLast | most complex flowering plants ⓘ |
| precededBy | Linnaean system of plant classification NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | molecular phylogenetic systems ⓘ |
| usedUntil | mid 20th century ⓘ |
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