BOTN 201 - Lecture Notes

Taxonomy of Flowering Plants
Lecture Notes

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Lecture 1 -Introduction

Teaching staff

Course Structure

Testing

Plant Systematics

Lecture 2 - Vegetative Morphology

The Plant

The Shoot

Lecture 3 - Vegetative Morphology

Leaves

Lecture 4 - Reproductive Morphology

Floral Function (Angiosperm Life Cycle)

The Gynoecium

Lecture 5 - Reproductive Morphology

The Androecium

The Perianth

Lecture 6 - The Magnoliophyta

Key Characters

Natural History

Classification

Lecture Examination I (Spring, 1995 version)
Lecture 7 - Magnoliidae

Magnoliales

Winteraceae

Magnoliaceae

Ranunculales

Ranunculaceae

Lecture 8 - Magnoliidae-Hamamelidae

Papaverales

Papaveraceae

Laurales

Lauraceae

Nymphaeales

Nymphaeaceae

Urticales

Moraceae

Lecture 9 - Hamamelidae

Urticales (continued)

Cannabaceae

Juglandales

Juglandaceae

Fagales

Fagaceae

Lecture 10 - Caryophyllidae

Caryophyllales

Phytolaccaceae

Cactaceae

Chenopodiaceae

Amaranthaceae

Lecture 11 - Caryophyllidae

Caryophyllales continued

Caryophyllaceae

Polygonales

Polygonaceae

Lecture 12 - Nomenclature

Lecture period 13 - Lecture Examination II (Spring, 1995 version)

Lecture 14 - Dilleniidae

Malvales

Malvaceae

Salicales

Salicaceae

Capparales

Brassicaceae

Lecture 15 - Dilleniidae

Ericales

Ericaceae

Monotropaceae

Violales

Cucurbitaceae

Lecture 16 - Dilleniidae

Nepenthales

Sarraceniaceae

Droseraceae

Nepenthaceae

Primulales

Primulaceae

Lecture 17 - Rosidae

Rosales

Crassulaceae

Rosaceae

Lecture 18 - Rosidae

Fabales

Mimosaceae

Caesalpiniaceae

Fabaceae

Lecture 19 - Rosidae

Euphorbiales

Euphorbiaceae

Myrtales

Onagraceae

Apiales

Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)

Lecture 20 - Asteridae

Gentianales

Asclepiadaceae

Solanales

Solanaceae

Lecture 21 - Asteridae

Solanales (continued)

Convulvulaceae

Cuscutaceae

Polemoniaceae

Scrophulariales

Scrophulariaceae

Lecture 22 - 10 April - Asteridae

Lamiales

Boraginaceae

Verbenaceae

Lamiaceae (Labiatae)

Rubiales

Rubiaceae

Asterales

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Lecture period 23 - Lecture Examination III

Lecture 24 - Alismatidae-Arecidae

Alismatales

Alismataceae

Arecales

Arecaceae (Palmae)

Lecture 25 - Arecidae-Commelinidae

Arales

Araceae

Lemnaceae

Commelinales

Commelinaceae

Juncales

Juncaceae

Lecture 26 - Commelinidae

Cyperales

Cyperaceae

Poaceae (Gramineae)

Lecture 27 - Zingberidae-Liliidae

Bromeliales

Bromeliaceae

Zingiberales

Musaceae

Liliales

Iridaceae

Lecture 28 - Liliidae

Liliales

Liliaceae

Orchiales

Orchidaceae

Lecture 29 - Angiosperm Evolution

Lecture 30 - Historical Background

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