Global Affinities: The Natural Method and Anomalous Plants in the Nineteenth Century
Approaching from an analysis of the work of Robert Brown (1773-1858) and Friedrich Welwitsch (1806–1872) on Rafflesia and Welwitschia, this article explores how the “natural method” became a tool for understanding extra-European flora in the nineteenth century. As botanists worked to detect “hidden...
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| Language: | English |
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2021-06-01
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| Series: | HoST |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/host-2021-0003 |