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Adolf Engler (1844-1930) was a German botanist and pioneer of plant taxonomy and phytogeography. He published many works on plant classification, illustration, and distribution, and founded the journal Botanische Jahrbücher.
Learn about Adolf Engler, a prominent German botanist who developed a comprehensive system of plant classification and explored various regions of the world. Find out his biography, notable works, and contributions to botany and geography.
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The Engler system is a major system of plant taxonomy devised by Adolf Engler (1844–1930), a German botanist. It is based on phylogenetic principles and divides plants into divisions, classes, orders, families, and other ranks.
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- Third Edition
- Thirteenth Edition
Review of previous systems p. xviiSchema p. xx 1. Myxothallophyta p. 1 1.1. Myxomycetes 2. Euthallophyta p. 3 2.1. Schizophyta 2.2. Dinoflagellata 2.3. Bacillariales 2.4. Gamophyceae 2.5. Fungi 3. Embryophyta Zoidiogama (Archegoniatae) 3.1. Bryophytap. 43 3.2. Pteridophytap. 53 4. Embryophyta Siphonogama (Phanerogamae) 4.1. Gymnospermaep. 59 4.2. A...
The main groups of plants are shown here with page numbers in (parentheses) and some corresponding volumes in Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilienin [square brackets], however there are changes between editions: Review of previous systems p. xxi From schema and index (pp. xxiv-xxv) 1. I. Abteilung. Phytosarcodina, Myxothallophyta, Myxomycetes(p. 1) 2. ...
Acrasia (Acrasiomycota) [Part 1/1]Phytomyxea (Plasmodiophoromycota) [Part 1/1]- Adolf Engler
- 1892
Adolf Engler’s scientific interest in the Araceae began when he worked at the Munich Botanical Institute between 1871 and 1878 and remained strong throughout his life (Diels 1931, Lack 2000). Besides many subsidiary papers, he published three major taxonomic monographs of the family, in A. & C. de Candolle’s series
ADOLF ENGLER (1844-1930) Foreign Honorary Member in Class II, Section 2, 1901. Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler was born March 25, 1844 in Sagan, Lower Silesia, Germany. His father, August Engler, was a merchant; but owing to business difficulties he soon separated from his family,
German botanist Adolf Engler is noted for his prodigious taxonomic and phytogeographic work. With Karl Prantl he edited the series Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1887-1915, 1924). He also collected plants in many countries, and was an authority on the botany of tropical Africa. Engler was born in Sagan, Prussia (now Zagań, Poland).
