Antoni van Leeuwenhoek is well known for his single lens microscopes and how he used them to make observations on “little animals,” however, the breadth of his botanical observations are less well known. His thorough studies of wood anatomy are well documented but he also reported on the leaf anatomy, phloem, numerous seeds, and ferns. This article is a summary of his major anatomical findings as well as several of his physiological experiments on plants, quantitative measurements and predictions based on his observations, and descriptions of the economic uses of some plants.
展开▼
机译：Antoni van Leeuwenhoek以他的单镜头显微镜以及如何使用它们对“小动物”进行观察而闻名，然而，他的植物学观察的广度却鲜为人知。他对木材解剖学的透彻研究已有充分文献记载，但他还报告了叶片解剖学，韧皮部，大量种子和蕨类植物。本文概述了他的主要解剖发现以及他在植物上的一些生理实验，基于他的观察的定量测量和预测以及对某些植物的经济用途的描述。
展开▼
