Species Plantarum
Species Plantarum is Carl Linnaeus's catalogue of all plants then known, published in two volumes by Laurentius Salvius in Stockholm in 1753. The first work to use two-part species names consistently, it is the starting point of botanical naming. The Ray Society issued a facsimile from 1957.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First published
- Laurentius Salvius, Stockholm, 1753
- First UK edition
- Ray Society (sold by Bernard Quaritch), 1957
Species Plantarum by Carl Linnaeus was first published in 1753. We track 2 editions.
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- Editions recorded
- 56 on Open Library, 11 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 38 languages
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We track 2 editions of Species Plantarum. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
When was Species Plantarum first published?
Species Plantarum by Carl Linnaeus was first published in 1753.
Where these facts come from
- Species Plantarum, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Species plantarum: a facsimile of the 1st edition, 1753, Wellcome Collection (wellcomecollection.org)
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