Systematics vs. Taxonomy

[Richard Zander]

At one time, "systematics" and "taxonomy" meant much the same thing. I
wonder how many Taxacomers have noted a recent difference in use of these
words, where systematics is now defined as phylogenetic analysis and its use
in classification, while taxonomy sums up plant exploration, identification,
curation, nomenclature, biogeography, chromosome numbers, and token analysis
with PAUP.


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