What was Kuntze's central theory on plant classification?

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My central thesis was that plant classification should be based not on arbitrary or artificial groupings, but on the natural, evolutionary connections between species. I believed that geographical distribution was a critical indicator of these relationships, suggesting that species found in similar regions often shared common ancestry and developmental pathways.

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