Hypericum perforatum

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BDC221
PLANT DIVERSITY (2)
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PLANT DIVERSITY (2)

• Higher plant nomenclature, identification and
• classification

• Cladistic methodology

• Classification systems and modern approaches to
• Angiosperm classification

• Characters of Taxonomic importance in higher
  plants

• Fynbos families

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BDC 221 (2)
PLANT DIVERSITY (ANGIOSPERMS)
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THEORY
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ASSIGNMENT 1 A ONE PAGE SUMMARY Using the
Librarys interactive search for journal
articles, search 5 relevant journal articles on
any topic relating to identification or
classification. Write a one page summary
summarising the 5 journal articles (note the
summary should be a combined summary and not a
summary of the individual articles).
ASSIGNMENT 2 ESSAY 1 500 WORDS Use one of the
journal articles and write an essay of about 1
500 words on the topic. Your essay should have
an introduction, materials and methods, results,
a discussion and a reference list. References
should follow the Council of Science Editors
(CSE) format.
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PRACTICALS
Leaf data length, width, range, mean, median
line graphs Shape, margin, apex, base, etc.
1. QUANTITATIVE DATA vs QUALITATIVE DATA
2. LEAF IDENTIFICATION
Vegetative leaf key exercise
3. FLOWER IDENTIFICATION
Exploring reproductive features in a key
4. KEY CONSTRUCTION
Constructing own key using vegetative and
reproductive characters
5. CLADISTIC EXERCISE
Determining phylogenies in plants using Hennig86
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12. PRACTICAL TEST
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SKILLS
1. ACCESS INFORMATION
2. BASIC STATISTICS AND GRAPHS
3. USE OF IDENTIFICATION KEYS
4. READ SCIENTIFIC PAPERS
5. SCIENTIFIC METHOD
5. SCIENTIFIC REPORT WRITING