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The term '''Indigen''' was coined in 1918 by [[Liberty Hyde Bailey]] ((1858-1954) an American horticulturist, botanist and cofounder of the American Society for Horticultural Science) and described as a plant <blockquote> of known habitat<ref>Bailey, L.H. 1918. The indigen and the cultigen. ''Science'' ser. 2, 47:306-308.</ref>. |
The term '''Indigen''' was coined in 1918 by [[Liberty Hyde Bailey]] ((1858-1954) an American horticulturist, botanist and cofounder of the American Society for Horticultural Science) and described as a plant <blockquote> " ''of known habitat'' "<ref>Bailey, L.H. 1918. The indigen and the cultigen. ''Science'' ser. 2, 47:306-308.</ref>. |
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</blockquote> Later, in 1923, Bailey formally defined the indigen as: <br /> |
</blockquote> Later, in 1923, Bailey formally defined the indigen as: <br /> |
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== Definition == |
== Definition == |
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<blockquote> ... a species of which we know the nativity, - one that is somewhere recorded as indigenous.</blockquote> The term was coined to contrast with [[cultigen]] which he defined in the 1923 paper as <blockquote> ... the species, or its equivalent, that has appeared under domestication, - the plant is cultigenous.</blockquote><ref>Bailey, L.H. 1923. Various cultigens, and transfers in nomenclature. ''Gentes Herb''. 1: 13-136.</ref> |
<blockquote> " ... ''a species of which we know the nativity, - one that is somewhere recorded as indigenous''. "</blockquote> The term was coined to contrast with [[cultigen]] which he defined in the 1923 paper as <blockquote> " ... ''the species, or its equivalent, that has appeared under domestication, - the plant is cultigenous.'' "</blockquote><ref>Bailey, L.H. 1923. Various cultigens, and transfers in nomenclature. ''Gentes Herb''. 1: 13-136.</ref> |
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The definition of cultigen has undergone subsequent change (see entry under [[cultigen]]). |
The definition and usage of the word cultigen has undergone subsequent change (see entry under [[cultigen]]). |
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1. Bailey, L.H. 1918. The indigen and the cultigen. ''Science'' ser. 2,47:306-308. |
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2. Bailey, L.H. 1923. Various cultigens, and transfers in nomenclature. ''Gentes Herb''. 1: 13-136. |
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Revision as of 05:50, 3 May 2008
The term Indigen was coined in 1918 by Liberty Hyde Bailey ((1858-1954) an American horticulturist, botanist and cofounder of the American Society for Horticultural Science) and described as a plant
" of known habitat "[1].
Later, in 1923, Bailey formally defined the indigen as:
Definition
" ... a species of which we know the nativity, - one that is somewhere recorded as indigenous. "
The term was coined to contrast with cultigen which he defined in the 1923 paper as
" ... the species, or its equivalent, that has appeared under domestication, - the plant is cultigenous. "
The definition and usage of the word cultigen has undergone subsequent change (see entry under cultigen).