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Q: Which botanist is credited with creating one of the first widely used natural systems of plant classification?
  • A. Robert Brown
  • B. August Wilhelm Eichler
  • C. Joseph Dalton Hooker
  • D. Joseph Banks
Correct Answer: Option B - August Wilhelm Eichler is credited with creating one of the first widely used natural systems of plant classification. He was German botanist, who developed a new plant classification system to reflect the evolution concept. The Eichler system divided the kingdom of the plants into non-floral (cryptogamae) and floral (Phanerogamae) species.
B. August Wilhelm Eichler is credited with creating one of the first widely used natural systems of plant classification. He was German botanist, who developed a new plant classification system to reflect the evolution concept. The Eichler system divided the kingdom of the plants into non-floral (cryptogamae) and floral (Phanerogamae) species.

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August Wilhelm Eichler is credited with creating one of the first widely used natural systems of plant classification. He was German botanist, who developed a new plant classification system to reflect the evolution concept. The Eichler system divided the kingdom of the plants into non-floral (cryptogamae) and floral (Phanerogamae) species.