Epiphyte - first use

Christoph Oberprieler oberprieler at BOTANIK.UNI-HALLE.DE
Tue Apr 3 09:05:47 CDT 2001


According to

Wagenitz, G. (1996): Wörterbuch der Botanik - Die Termini in ihrem
historischen Zusammenhang. - Gustav Fischer (Jena, Stuttgart, Lübeck, Ulm).

the expression "epiphyte" was already used in

Mirbel, CFB de (1815): Élements de physiologie végétale et de botanique. -
Paris.

on page 586, when the expression "plantes épiphytes" is used in its present
definition. Wagenitz (1996) also writes that the expression was first used
for fungi growing on plants even before Mirbels work.

Hope this helps!

Servus,
Christoph Oberprieler
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