CHEMICAL CHARACTERS IN PLANT TAXONOMY most useful for the study of problems of plant taxonomy can be accepted restriction. He stated"Cela dépend sans doute du génie de la without famille, comme disait Adanson qui l'on fait injure en s'appliquant le disculper d'avoir méconnu le principe de la subordination des caracteres...'' available however, the overall information For most chemical characters, appreciation of their real con- at present does not yet suffice for a correct tribution to the total look of a taxon. Therefore it is still impossible to judge importance. In many instances, of course, their taxonomic appropriately potentialities of chemical characters are seemingly apparent the taxonomic already.