Taxonomy Flashcards
Taxonomy
○ Involves decribing, naming, and classifying organisms
Nomenclature
○ A system of naming objects
Taxon
○ Taxonomic group at any level of hierachical system
Monophyletic group
○ Includes all descemdamts of of common ancestor AND common ancestor itself
Binomial system of nomenclature
System where all organisms given two word latin scientific name –> AKA species name
Common names
different names given to same species
varieties scientific name
3 parts
Cultivars
cultivated varieties that arised from human activity
Wild species nomenclature rule thing
International code of botanical nomenclature
where does the naming for vascular plants start?
Species Planatarum
Linnaeus
○ Published Species Plantarum
○ Develops latin names
○ Binomials: Abreviated names to two parts
○ Placed one too many species in each genus
Cultivated plants rules for naming
International code of nomenclature for cultivated plants
rules for naming
1) unique name and description must be published
2) A- type specimen must be deposited at herbarium and available to study
A- type specimen
A preserved plant that is deposited is a herbarium
Dichotomous keys
○ Used to aid in identifying organisms
- User presented with pair of choices for character states of character or feature of organism