Lindley system

An early system of plant taxonomy, the Lindley system, was first published by John Lindley as An Introduction to the Natural System of Botany (Natural History, 1830). This was a minor modification of that of de Candolle (1813). He developed this further over a number of publications, including the Nixus plantarum (1833) and a second edition of Natural History (1836). He also expanded his ideas on Exogens in his entry of that name in the Penny Cyclopedia (1838). In 1839 he revised his division of the plant kingdom into classes in an article in the Botanical Register. Lindley's system culminated in the three editions of his Vegetable Kingdom (1846, 1847, 1853)

The schema of the Natural History is shown on pages xxxv and xxxvii-xlviii. In the Vegetable Kingdom, the schema for the first edition is on pp. lv–lxviii. The third and final edition was published in 1853, with the schema on p. lv. Cross references from Natural History to Vegetable Kingdom in [Square brackets].

Flowerless plants (Asexual)

Flowering plants (Sexual)

p. 1

Endogenae, or Monocotyledonous Plants p. 251

(May be Tripetaloideous, Hexapetaloideous or Spadiceous)

p. 307

p. 5

3 Alliances

3 Alliances p. 51

3 orders p. 83

11 Alliances p. 95

5 orders p. 211

4 orders p. 221

4 subclasses

His final schemata is illustrated in the Vegetable Kingdom, his last work, on pages lv-lxvii. In this work he also reviews all his previous publications relative to the many known systems published at that time.

Note: This is a selected list. There are many other systems, for instance a review of earlier systems, published by Lindley in his 1853 edition. Examples include the works of Scopoli and Batsch.

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