Fundamenta Botanica (1736).
• Original in Latin: Genera tot dicimus, quot similes constructae fructifications proserunt diversae Species naturales
• Original in Latin: Genera tot dicimus, quot similes constructae fructifications proserunt diversae Species naturales
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We say there are as many genera as there are similarly constituted fructifications of different natural species.
— Carl Linnaeus
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• Original in Latin: Genera tot dicimus, quot similes constructae fructifications proserunt diversae Species naturales" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May, 1707– 10 January, 1778) was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern biological naming scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology.
About Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May, 1707– 10 January, 1778) was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern biological naming scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology.
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