Batology
Batology (from Greek : βάτος / bátos / shrub and -logie ) is a branch of botany , namely the science of blackberries and raspberries .
The blackberries are a section of the genus Rubus within the family of Rosaceae ( Rosaceae ). In the case of blackberries, the suffixes -bátos or -batus occur, for example, in the names of the subgenus Eubatus , Anoplobatus , Chamaebatus and Idaeobatus .
Research areas in batology include a. the taxonomy of blackberries and raspberries, the bioindication , DNA sequencing , occurrence and interactions of blackberries with other plants.
Scientific research into blackberries and raspberries began in the first half of the 19th century. The German botanist Carl Ernst August Weihe is considered the founder of batology and carried out research in North Rhine-Westphalia and Silesia, made around 160 initial descriptions of new plant species and was a specialist in the genus Rubus . His work Rubi Germanici descripti et illustrati was published in 1827.
The Swedish botanist Johan Petter Arrhenius published the monograph Ruborum Sueciæ dispositio monographico-critica in 1839 . Other well-known blackberry researchers were Wilhelm Olbers Focke , Christian Gottfried Nees von Esenbeck , Heinrich Emanuel Grabowski , Manfred Ranft and Heinrich E. Weber u. v. a.
literature
- Heinrich E. Weber: Batologici europaei illustrati et broadviter descripti. 2009. (online)
- Heinrich E. Weber: Development and status of "Rubus" research in Europe. In: Reports of the Bavarian Botanical Society , Vol. 72 (December 20, 2002), pp. 177-185, ISSN 0373-7640 , (online)
Individual evidence
- ^ Carl Ernst August Weihe: Rubi Germanici descripti et illustrati. 1827, Retrieved May 17, 2017 (Latin).
- ↑ Blackberry Explorer: In Search of New Species