Acorus
Acorus is a genus of monocot flowering plants. This genus was once placed within the family Araceae (aroids), but more recent classifications place it in its own family Acoraceae and order Acorales, of which it is the sole genus of the oldest surviving line of monocots. Some older studies indicated that it was placed in a lineage (the order Alismatales), that also includes aroids (Araceae), Tofieldiaceae, and several families of aquatic monocots (e.g., Alismataceae, Posidoniaceae). However,...
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Herbarius
1485 · p.20
Latin Herbal with German Synonyms
1484 · p.49
Latin Herbal
1484 · p.19
Herbarius latinus (with Dutch synonyms)
1486 · p.17
Herbarius latinus (with French synonyms)
1486 · p.21
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.13
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.14
Garden of Health
1507 · p.10
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.44
On Medical Materials in Six Books
Dioscorides · 1550 · p.42
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.124
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.123
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 82305.