Who wrote "Species Plantarum" and provided a basis for the classification of plants?
A
Carolus Linnaeus
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B
Charles Darwin
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C
Robert Hooke
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D
Leeuwenhoek
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Solution
The correct option is B Carolus Linnaeus Species Plantarum is a book by Carolus Linnaeus, originally published in 1753, which lists every species of plant known at the time, classified into genera. It is the first work to consistently apply binomial names and was the starting point for the naming of plants.