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The Present State of Taxonomy and Floristics in India after Independence


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The following is an account of development of Plant Taxonomy and Floristics in India after 1947. Taxonomy has been regarded as a sort of second rate botany, and in consequence has not attracted students ; there have been, however, a number of distinguished scholars and schools that have continued the work on Taxonomy in spite of the general discouragement.
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H. Santapau
Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta, India

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The following is an account of development of Plant Taxonomy and Floristics in India after 1947. Taxonomy has been regarded as a sort of second rate botany, and in consequence has not attracted students ; there have been, however, a number of distinguished scholars and schools that have continued the work on Taxonomy in spite of the general discouragement.