Plant and fungus systematics and taxonomy constitute foundational disciplines that underpin our understanding of biodiversity. Historically grounded in morphological and anatomical studies, these ...

Botanical taxonomy, the science of naming and classifying plant species, remains indispensable for understanding biodiversity and informing conservation strategies. Recent advances have refined both ...

Classification is a natural human propensity—we organize our clothes, our kitchen cupboards, and our toys. This applies to the natural world, too, where animals and plants are grouped based on ...

The argument is made that species should be comparable with respect to the numbers of genotypes they include, regardless of whether their reproduction is exclusively sexual or not. Specifically, this ...

Calicut University plans to establish an Interdisciplinary Centre for Plant Taxonomy to enhance biodiversity research and conservation efforts.

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Latin might seem like an obscure, inscrutable language for naming plants. But it can open up the botanical world in ways you can’t imagine. By Margaret Roach The plants are trying to tell us something ...

Mumbai: The Association for Plant Taxonomy has awarded Dr H Santapu Medal, given to eminent scientists for outstanding contribution in plant taxonomy, to St Xavier’s College principal Rajendra Shinde, ...