Lecture Outline I

Study Guide / Outline for Exam I

Vegetative and Floral Morphology Terms focuses on the most common terms you will find this semester.

A history of Plant Taxonomy that summarizes the topic.

I. Classification based on habit

A. Early work

Theophrastus
The Causes of Plants , a page from a mid-1400's translation
Deoscorides
A complete manual with illustrations of the Materia Medica (1516 version)

B. Herbalist period

Herbals is a multimedia presentation on several of the most important ancient botanical herbals.

Magnus
German Fathers of Botany - Brunfels, Bock, Fuchs
Doctrine of Signatures
Herbals of other civilizations

C. Early taxonomists

Cesalpino
Bauhin brothers (transitional)
The Pinax title page
de Tournefort
Ray

II. Artificial systems based on numerical classification Linneaus A short biolography of Linnaeus provides some nice background on this important man.

III. Natural systems based on form relationships

Adanson
Lamarck
A short biography reviews Lamarck's life and contributions.
de Jussieu Family
de Candolle Family
Bentham & Hooker

IV. Systems based on phylogeny

Eichler
Engler (& Prantl)
Bessey
Hallier
Cronquist
Dr. J. Reveal discusses contributions of Authur Cronquist and some personal insights.

V. Modern phenetic systems

V. Cladistics

Dr. J. Reveal's History of Systematic Botany pages at the University of Maryland provides some very nice links to photographs of these early taxonomists. Take a look and put some faces on the names.

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