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Is there a numeric classification for plants?
jrudnic asked:
Specifically what numbers might be associated with Gladiolus, narcissus pseudonarcissus, or delphinium ajacis.
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February 11th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
No, classification is done by domain, kingdom, phylum, order, family, genus, species, subspecies
February 14th, 2009 at 8:45 am
True classification is based on the standard naming started by Linnaeus including Family, Genus and Species names. However, herbarium specimens are, in most museums, still numbered and sorted according to a system devised by Engler and Prantl. This system is based on the relative complexity of the plant.
If these are the numbers that you are looking for they are numbered from the family level. Gladiolus is in the family Iridaceae which is 45. Narcissus and pseudonarcissus are Amaryllidaceae which is 41 and delphinium is Ranunculaceae which is 91F. Hope this is what you were looking for.
February 14th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
It is called morphometrics and numerical taxonomy.It comprises methods of extracting measurements from shapes. In most cases applied to biological topics in the widest sense. Schools of morphometrics are characterized by what aspects of biological “form” they are concerned with, what they choose to measure, and what kinds of questions they ask of the measurements once they are made. In many cases involves calculating angles, areas, volumes and other quantitative data from landmark and segmentation data.
February 16th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
zadieyek is talking about the numerical system of dalla Torre and Harms but this system only has numbers for families and genera (does apply to the Engler & prantl system) … this system is largely outdated now and herbaria haven’t changed simply because the job would be huge.
February 19th, 2009 at 12:19 am
Gladiolus
Taxonomy ID: 49747
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Taxonomy ID: 39639
Consolida ajacis
Taxonomy ID: 37494