Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026
Pflanzengeographie auf Physiologischer Grundlage.
Publication Details
Jena: Gustav Fischer, 1898 CE.
In this work on the geographical distribution of plants Schimper coined the terms tropical rainforest and sclerophyll. English translation by William R. Fisher, revised and edited by Percy Groom and Isaac Bayley Balfour as Plant-Geography upon a physiological basis (Oxford, 1903). Digital facsimile of the 1903 translation from Google Books at this link. Digital facsimile of the 1908 second German edition from the Internet Archive at this link.
Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #8536 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/10713 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | pflanzengeographie-auf-physiologischer-grundlage |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Jena
Mentioned in annotation: Oxford