R-The-Classification-of-Plants 20201317.ppt

R-The-Classification-of-Plants 20201317.ppt

1. The Classification of PlantsThe Classification of Plants

2. The Father of TaxonomyThe Father of Taxonomy
Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778)
Swedish botanist
System of binomial nomenclature
(two names)

3. Taxonomic Hierarchy Chart
Kingdom Plantae (plants)
Division (Phylum) Spermatophyta (seed bearing plants)
Subdivision Angiospermae (flowering plants with covered seeds)
Class Liliopsida (monocots)
Order Zingiberales (ginger family)
Family Musaceae (bananas)
Genus Strelitzia
Species reginae
Common name Bird of Paradise

4. Scientific NamesScientific Names
Latin
Genus species
Genus--capitalized
Species--not capitalized
Written in italics or underlined
X denotes a cross
‘ ’ denote a cultivar--man made cross
Variety—naturally occurring cross

5. Examples of Scientific NamesExamples of Scientific Names
Strelitzia reginae
Hedra helix
Homo sapiens
Ficus benjamina ‘Golden Princess’
Nephrolepis exalta cv.
Pelargonium x domesticum cv.

6. Plant ClassificationPlant Classification
Annual
◦a plant, that lasts but one year or season
Biennial
◦continuing for two years, and then perishing, as plants which
form roots and leaves the first year, and produce fruit the
second
Perennial
◦a plant lasting for three seasons or more
Woody
◦a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially
stems
Herbaceous
◦a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering
garden plants or potherbs

7. nysdot.gov
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