Fundamenta Botanica
work by Linnaeus
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Fundamenta Botanica, published in 1736, was a foundational work by Carolus Linnaeus that outlined the principles for classifying and naming plants. This work, along with his later Species Plantarum (1753), established the system of binomial nomenclature. This two-part naming system, consisting of a genus and a species name, forms the basis of modern plant taxonomy. Linnaeus's systematic approach revolutionized botany by providing a standardized method for identifying and organizing the vast diversity of plant life.12
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