27-11-2025, 03:26 AM
(This post was last modified: 27-11-2025, 03:29 AM by Jorge_Stolfi.)
(26-11-2025, 03:12 PM)rikforto wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.how sensitive were people circa 1400 to this taxonomy?
The concept of taxonomy itself is a modern thing, attributed to Carl Linnaeus (Linné) who grouped species into genera and invented the binomial name system (Genus species). Again, don't think anyone in the Middle Ages would have used the name Viola for the pansy.
All the best, --stolfi
(26-11-2025, 06:38 PM)Bernd wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.As of why V. tricolor / arvensis are missing from herbals before the very late 15th century - I have no idea. The question is - are we really missing text or just illustrations?
Herbals usually listed only plants with medicinal use. Are there medical uses for the pansy?
All the best, --stolfi