Species Plantarum

Carolus Linnaeus
Species Plantarum, by Carolus
Linnaeus

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Title: Species Plantarum Sections I-III
Author: Carolus Linnaeus
Release Date: March 8, 2007 [EBook #20771]
Language: Latin
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[Transcriber's Note:
This text is intended for readers who cannot use the "real" (unicode,
utf-8) version. The author used four common astronomical symbols,
here replaced by names in brackets and accompanied by their meaning
as given in the author's introduction: [Saturn] Fruiting [Jupiter]
Perennial [Mars] Biannual [Sun] Annual [+] ("dagger") plants known
only from imperfect specimens The symbols [triangle] (for inverted
triangle) and [cross] (Maltese cross) also occur. [oe] "oe" ligature
(generally not used in names) [alpha], [beta], [gamma] ... single Greek
letters
In the original text, species and subspecies names were printed as
sidenotes next to the first line of body text. In this e-text they are shown
in brackets on a separate line: [Species.] (italicized) [Subspecies.]
(usually not italicized) The body text begins with a numeral (for
species) or Greek letter (for subspecies).
All asterisks and question marks-- except triple rows of asterisks-- are
in the original text.
A number of typographical errors were corrected. Details are listed at
the end of the text.]
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CAROLI LINNÆI
S:æ R:giæ M:tis Sveciæ Archiatri; Medic. & Botan. Profess. Upsal;
Equitis Aur. de Stella Polari; nec non Acad. Imper. Monspel. Berol.
Tolos. Upsal. Stockh. Soc. & Paris. Coresp.
SPECIES PLANTARUM,
Exhibentes Plantas Rite Cognitas, ad Genera Relatas,
cum Differentiis Specificis, Nominibus Trivialibus, Synonymis Selectis,
Locis Natalibus,

Secundum SYSTEMA SEXUALE Digestas.
Tomus I.
Cum Privilegio S. R. M:tis Sueciæ & S. R. M:tis Polonicæ ac Electoris
Saxon.
HOLMIÆ, Impensis LAURENTII SALVII. 1753.

Ignoto Genere proprio nulla descriptio, quis accurata tradita, certam
demonstrat, sed plerumque fallit. CÆSALP. præfat:

STORMÄGTIGSTE ALLERNÅDIGSTE KONUNG och
DROTTNING
ADOLPH FRIDERIC, LOVISA ULRICA,
Sveriges Göthes och Vendes KONUNG och DROTTNING!
EDRA MAJESTETER är jag allerunderdånigst skyldig detta verk,
frukten af min mästa och bästa lefnad, det jag nu under EDRA
MAJESTETERS milda regering fått med nögdt och roligt sinne
fullborda.
EDRE MAJESTETER hafva, ifrån första lyckeliga ankomsten til riket,
städse ansett mig med blida strålar, kallat mig som oftast til Sit Hof,
och betygat emot mig all Kongelig nåd.
EDRE MAJESTETER hafva ock gifvit den Vetenskapen, som jag idkat
ljus och anseende i Sit Rike, då EDRE MAJESTETER ej allenast
allernådigst låtit Skaparens underverk för sig beskrifvas, utan ock
hopkallat allehanda jordenes inbyggare af alla tre Naturens riken, samt
befalt dem inlogeras uti sina präktiga lust-slott Ulriksdahl och
Drottningholm, der desse, liksom deputerade från hela vida verlden, få
dageligt företräde för MAJESTETENS ögon.

Tror mig altså ej säga för mycket, då jag rent ut bekänner, at ifrån den
visa Konung Salomons tid och Drotningens af rika Arabien, inga
Potentater gjordt på den Alsmägtiga Skaparens underverk större
aktning.
Ty bör och skal denna Vetenskapen täfla med alla andra minnesmärken,
at göra EDRA MAJESTETERS namn odödeliga, då den inpræglar dem
i Naturens egen bok, som årligen å nyo uplägges, at blifva med
Jordklotet lika beständig.
Himmelen göre EDRA MAJESTETERS dagar och regering lång och
lyckelig, så vist jag lefver och dör
EDRA KONG. MAJESTETERS
allerunderdånigste och tropliktigste tjänare och undersåte
CARL LINNÆUS.

LECTORI ÆQUO.
Homo sui conscius observat MUNDUM esse omnipotentis theatrum,
undique adornatum summis Omnisciæ sapientiæ miraculis, se vero in
hunc, tamquam Hospitem introductum, ut hisce deliciis sese delectando
magnificentiam Domini agnoscat. Indignus profecto is censendus
hospes, qui, pecoris instar, tantum gulæ inservit, nec magnalia
possessoris intueri atque æstimare novit.
HOSPITES ut digni evadamus orbis, opera hæc Creatoris scrutari
nobis necesse est, quæ ita cum nostris commodis combinavit summum
Ens, ut eis, unde omnia nostra bona desumimus, carere nulla ratione
quæamus; & quo magis hæc intelligimus, eo etjam plura in usum
generis humani cedunt.
COGNITIONEM horum ut rite acquiramus, singula distincta Idea &
distincto Nomine complecti oportet, quibus sepositis copia rerum nos
obruat necesse est, & commercium omne, deficiente communi lingua,

cessabit.
SCIENTIA NATURÆ inde inter Homines nata est, quæ comprehendit
sub Physica & Chemia Elementa, sub Zoologia, Botanica, Lithologia
tria Naturæ regna.
REM HERBARIAM heic libare lubet, quæ quondam paucarum
plantarum erat Scientia; hodie vero copia
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