<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The activities of the Dendrological Society in Průhonice have significantly influenced the introduction of woody plants into the territory of today‘s Czech Republic. This is evidenced by a significant handwritten document – The Register of plants of the Dendrological Society that records the introduction period between 1909 and 1924 (10,050 items). The collections of seeds (plants) from E. Taquet, H. Shirasawa and J. Unger played an important role in the introduction of woody plants to Průhonice with over 157 taxa of woody plants from their collections being introduced between 1909 and 1912. From the total number of 157 taxa, 80 items were introduced to Průhonice before anywhere in the Czech lands. This work aims to provide a new knowledge acquired from studying the above-mentioned document, about the time and place of these introductions. A significant part of this work is a detailed overview of the particular woody species introduced to Průhonice.</p></abstract>

The activities of the Dendrological Society in Průhonice have significantly influenced the introduction of woody plants into the territory of today‘s Czech Republic. This is evidenced by a significant handwritten document – The Register of plants of the Dendrological Society that records the introduction period between 1909 and 1924 (10,050 items). The collections of seeds (plants) from E. Taquet, H. Shirasawa and J. Unger played an important role in the introduction of woody plants to Průhonice with over 157 taxa of woody plants from their collections being introduced between 1909 and 1912. From the total number of 157 taxa, 80 items were introduced to Průhonice before anywhere in the Czech lands. This work aims to provide a new knowledge acquired from studying the above-mentioned document, about the time and place of these introductions. A significant part of this work is a detailed overview of the particular woody species introduced to Průhonice.

The Contribution Of E. Taquet, H. Shirasawa And J. Unger To The Introduction Of Woody Plants To Průhonice

The Institute of Botany of the ASCR, a public research institute, Průhonice, Czech Republic

Acta Horticulturae et Regiotecturae

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The activities of the Dendrological Society in Průhonice have significantly influenced the introduction of woody plants into the territory of today‘s Czech...

The Contribution Of E. Taquet, H. Shirasawa And J. Unger To The Introduction Of Woody Plants To Průhonice

Published Online: Dec 30, 2015

Page range: 35 - 44

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ahr-2015-0008

Keywords
introduction of woody plants, Dendrological Society, Taquet, Shirasawa, Unger

© 2015 Ivo Tábor, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Contribution Of E. Taquet, H. Shirasawa And J. Unger To The Introduction Of Woody Plants To Průhonice

Published Online: Dec 30, 2015

Page range: 35 - 44

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ahr-2015-0008

Keywordsintroduction of woody plants, Dendrological Society, Taquet, Shirasawa, Unger

© 2015 Ivo Tábor, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
introduction of woody plants, Dendrological Society, Taquet, Shirasawa, Unger