Wallich Catalogue
E643871
Wallich Catalogue is a seminal 19th-century botanical work compiling and describing thousands of plant specimens collected across the Indian subcontinent.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century botanical work
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botanical catalogue ⓘ scientific publication ⓘ |
| aim | to organize and describe plant collections from the Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Calcutta Botanical Garden
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East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Nathaniel Wallich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
herbarium collections of Nathaniel Wallich
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plant collections made in the Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| catalogues | Wallich herbarium specimens ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Nathaniel Wallich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
lists of herbarium specimens
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plant specimens descriptions ⓘ taxonomic notes ⓘ |
| contributesTo | documentation of South Asian plant diversity ⓘ |
| describes | thousands of plant specimens ⓘ |
| documentationType | primary taxonomic source ⓘ |
| documents | specimens distributed to European herbaria ⓘ |
| field | botany ⓘ |
| focusesOnRegion |
British India
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Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian subcontinent ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
flora-related reference work
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scientific catalogue ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
nomenclature of Asian plant species
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systematic botany in South Asia ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key reference for 19th-century botanical exploration in Asia
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one of the earliest comprehensive catalogues of Indian flora ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
history of botany in India
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history of colonial science ⓘ |
| status | seminal work in Indian botanical literature ⓘ |
| subject | plants of the Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
botanists
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historians of science ⓘ taxonomists ⓘ |
| usedFor |
historical biogeography studies
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nomenclatural research ⓘ plant taxonomy ⓘ |
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