classification (start exam 3) Flashcards
dutchman breeches
dicentra cucullaria
squirrel corn
dicentra canadensi
broad leaf plant
plantago major
renaissance and exploration period
langauge at the time was latin.
Standard system for naming took shape over time… each given a latin name…
carolus linnaeus
developed scientific naming system
professor of botany and medicine
became interested in classifying and describing all plant species
notes:
grouped by genus
included synonym
proposed simplified the names
added abbreviated specific epithet
grouped all in classes based on stamens
international code of botanical nomenclature
carolus linnaeus…
standardized naming of plants
Binomial nomenclature
Lupinus Sulphureus
sulphureus = specific epiphet
Tsuga mertensiana (Bong) Carr.
parenthesis = first person to name
second name = person who revised
african vs australian acacia
not from the same genus…
first one named keeps the genus name
To officially describe a new species:
- publish a detailed description in latinm
- deposit a type specimen in a museum herbarium
holotype vs peritype
The future of taxonomy
- usage of grouping methods have become widespread… lots of reorganization based on molecule genetics