Who had proposed a natural system of classification ?
A
Eichler
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B
Linnacous
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C
Engler
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D
Bentham and Hooker
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Solution
The correct option is C Bentham and Hooker
The natural system of classification of plants was Given by Bentham and Hooker. In this they have taken all natural characteristics like vegetative and sexual reproduction are taken as the basis of classification. They have broadly classified as cryptogamae and phanerogamae. Whereas Eichler system of classification was based on the evolutionary history of plants and, i.e., the phylogenetic system of classification.