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Who proposed the natural classification of plants?

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Carolus Linnaeus
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John Hutchinson
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Bentham and Hooker
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Oswald Tippo
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Solution

The correct option is C Bentham and Hooker
The natural system of classification was proposed to classify the organism on the basis of similarities which can be easily observed. The classification takes into consideration a number of similar and different characters. The natural system of classification was introduced by Bentham and Hooker for the plants which have seeds. This was explained in the book Genera Plantarum which was published in three volumes and based is on the work of these two scientists.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

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