Eichler system
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A system of plant taxonomy, the Eichler system is an early phylogenetic or evolution
ary system. It was published by August W. Eichler
in
According to Oudemans (1896) it divides plants into the following groups:
Note: ranks translated into Latin
Evolution
Evolution is any change across successive generations in the heritable characteristics of biological populations. Evolutionary processes give rise to diversity at every level of biological organisation, including species, individual organisms and molecules such as DNA and proteins.Life on Earth...
ary system. It was published by August W. Eichler
August W. Eichler
August Wilhelm Eichler, also known under his Latinized name, Augustus Guilielmus Eichler , was a German botanist who modified the classification system to better reflect the relationships between plants...
in
According to Oudemans (1896) it divides plants into the following groups:
- A. Cryptogamae
- phylum I. Thallophyta
- classis I. AlgaeAlgaeAlgae are a large and diverse group of simple, typically autotrophic organisms, ranging from unicellular to multicellular forms, such as the giant kelps that grow to 65 meters in length. They are photosynthetic like plants, and "simple" because their tissues are not organized into the many...
- classis II. Fungi
- classis III. Lichenes
- classis I. Algae
- phylum II. BryophytaBryophytaBryophyta may refer to:*Mosses, a specific group of leafy bryophytes, now regarded as Division Bryophyta .*Bryophytes, a paraphyletic group of plants formerly regarded as a single division but now split into mosses , hornworts , and liverworts ....
- classis I. Hepaticae
- classis II. Musci
- phylum III. Pteridophyta
- classis I. Equisetinae
- classis II. Lycopodinae
- classis III. Filicinae
- phylum I. Thallophyta
- B. Phanerogamae
- phylum I. Gymnospermae
- phylum II. Angiospermae
- classis I. Monocotyleae
- classis II. Dicotyleae
- subclassis I. Choripetalae
- subclassis II. SympetalaeSympetalaeSympetalae, meaning “with fused petals”, is a descriptive botanical name used in the Eichler, Engler, and Wettstein systems for a group in the flowering plants...
- Source :
- in volume 2(2).
Note: ranks translated into Latin