In this article we will discuss about:- 1. History of Species Concept 2. Current Species Concepts 3. Types 4. Family and Higher Categories. History of Species Concept: The species, as we know, is the fundamental unit of taxonomic hierarchy. Davis (1978) called them 'Building bricks' in Biological classification. In biological phenomenon biosystematics concept is the oldest one. It is the [...]
In this article we will discuss about International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN). Name is the means of reference to all living and non-living things. Any object known to human being is given a name to describe and communicate ideas about it. The name may be different in different languages and at different places. The art of naming the object [...]
In India the literature which is available stating about plants is very old. It was in the time of Vedas that the importance of plants as known to people. At that time the plants were explored and classified on the basis of their utility e.g., as medicinal, food, fibre etc. In Rigveda the complete utility of plants was given as [...]