Division (botany)

This article discusses taxonomy. For a different meaning in biology, see cell division.
In biology, a division is the equivalent of a phylum in a kingdom. Botanists use the word "division" where zoologists use the word "phylum".

References
Carroll, Robert L. 1988. Vertebrate paleontology and evolution. New York: W.H. Freeman. .
Milner, Andrew. 1988. "The relationships and origin of living amphibians." In M.J. Benton (ed.), The phylogeny and classification of the tetrapods, Volume 1: Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, pp. 59–102. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Category:Plant taxonomy