EEB330H1 Lecture Notes - Systematic Botany, Clusiaceae, Apiaceae
9 Feb 2013
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Book 11 of sahag n was arranged according to pliny"s natural history. Pages in sahag n"s book dedicated to beans and cacti, essentially have plants that all look alike. The only way they are differentiated are the pods within the beans (?) Two other significant works of classification: martin de la cruz who was a student of sahag n, writing an aztec herbal book containing medicinal plants. There is a big emphasis on underground parts like roots. Those parts of the plant are emphasized in illustrations. Hernandez went all over central mexico, whereas sahag n was concentrated in the valleys of. His work shows more of the variability in names. Iztac pahtli meant white plant which was used all over mexico. Any plant has only one correct name, but there are about 8 families that are exceptions to the rule. Apiaceae, lamiaceae, asteraceae, fabaceae, brassicaceae, poaceae, arecaceae, and.
