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level: NOMENCLATURE

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level questions: NOMENCLATURE

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the first person to propose an orderly system for classifying organisms.Carolus Linnaeus 1707-1778 Father of Taxonomy
All plants have a scientific name composed of two Latin names known as a __ and __genus, specie
Plant Classification1 Kingdom 2 Phylum 3 Class 4 Order 5 Family 6 Genus 7 Species King Phillip Comes Over For Great Spaghetti!
plants that produce flowersAngiospermae (Angiosperms)
Plants which do not produce flowers(Gymnosperms)
Gymnosperm characteristicsCone bearing plants Reproduce with scales Called naked seeds Dont have leaves only needles Evergreen plants
Angiosperms Subtypes1 Dicotyledonae (Dicotyledons, Dicots) 2 Monotyledonae (Monotyledons, Monocots)
Classified in the order in which they are thought to have developed their differences from a common ancestorSuperorder
DICOTS list1 Magnoliidae 2 Hamamelidae 3 Caryophyllidae 4 Dilleniidae 5 Rosidae 6 Asteridae
MONOCOTS list1 Alismatidae 2 Commelinidae 3 Arecidae 4 Liliidae
The names of the orders end in ___-ales
These are plants with many botanical features in common, and are the highest classification normally used.family
The names of the families end in ___–aceae
Part of the plant name that is most familiar; the normal name that you give a plantgenus
Level that defines an individual plant The name will describe some aspect of the plant – the color of the flowers, size or shape of the leaves, or it may be named after the place where it was found. Should be written after the genus name, in small lettersSpecies
The species name is usually chosen to indicate certain characteristics of the plant:1 Striking characteristic of the plant: 2 Characteristic colour
Cassia acutifoliaSenna - sharp pointed leaflets (acutifolia)
Conium maculatumpoison hemlock - maculate = spotted
Cassia angustifolianarrow leaflets (angustifolia)
Glycyrrhiza glabraglabrous = smooth
Atropa belladonnabella= beautiful donna=lady
Hyoscyamus muticus(muticus = short)
Brosma serratifolia(serrat = margin)
Piper nigrumnigrum = (black)
Digitalis purpureapurpurea = purple
Digitalis lutealutea = (yellow)
Brassica nigranigra = (black)
Brassica albaalba = white
Myristica fragransfragrans = (nice aroma)
Caryophyllus aromaticusaromaticus = aroma
Cinnamomum zeylanicumgrowing in Ceylon
Hydrastis canadensis(growing in Canada)
Tamarindus indica(growing in India)
Uriginia maritima(near the coast)
Papaver somniferum(inducing sleep)
Lytta vesicatoriamcausing blistering
Strychnos nux-vomica(causing vomiting)
Ipomoea purge(purgative action)
Allium sativum(cultivated)
Riticum vulgare(wild)
Linum usitatissimum(most useful)
Cinchona ledgerianaCharles Ledger
Atropa meansfate who cuts the thread of life
Glycyrrhizagluco = sweet riza = root
Linum(Linea = thread)