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Carl Daniel Friedrich Meissner (1 November 18002 May 1874) was a Swiss botanist. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Botany, plant science(s, phytology, or plant biology is a branch of Biology and is the scientific study of plant Life

Born in Berne, Switzerland on 1 November 1800, he was christened Meisner but later changed the spelling of his name to Meissner. The city of Berne or Bern (, Berne, Berna, Romansh: Berna, Bernese German: Bärn) is the Bundesstadt ( Federal Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. For most of his 40 year career he was Professor of Botany at Basle. "Basilia" redirects here For the Fly Genus, see Basilia (fly. He made important contributions to the botanical literature, including the publication of the comprehensive work Plantarum Vascularum Genera, and publications of monographs on the families Polygonaceae (especially the genus Polygonum), Lauraceae, Proteaceae, Thymelaeaceae and Hernandiaceae. Polygonaceae is a family of flowering plants also known as the "knotweed family" or "smartweed family" Polygonum is a Genus in the Buckwheat family Polygonaceae. Common names of polygonum species include knotweed, knotgrass The Lauraceae or Laurel family comprises a group of Flowering plants included in the order Laurales. Proteaceae is a family of Flowering plants. Mainly restricted to the Southern Hemisphere, it is a fairly large family with around 80 genera Thymelaeaceae is a family of Flowering plants with about 700-750 species in 50 genera Hernandiaceae is the Botanical name for a family of Flowering plants. His contributions to the description of the Australian flora were prolific; he described hundreds of species of Australian Proteaceae, and many Australian species from other families, especially Fabaceae, Mimosaceae and Myrtaceae. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Fabaceae or Leguminosae is a large and economically important family of Flowering plants which is commonly known as the legume family, pea As noted below in some classifications (eg the Cronquist system) "Mimosoideae" refers to what here is considered the tribe Mimoseae. The Myrtaceae or Myrtle family are a family of Dicotyledon Plants placed within the order Myrtales. His health deteriorated after 1866, and he was less active. He died at Basel on 2 May 1874. "Basilia" redirects here For the Fly Genus, see Basilia (fly. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

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Hall, Norman (1984). Carl Meissner 's taxonomic arrangement of Banksia was published in 1856 as part of his chapter on the Proteaceae in A Botanists of Australian Acacias. Australia: CSIRO. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation ( CSIRO) is the national government body for scientific research in Australia. ISBN 0-643-03734-9.  



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