Botany 201 - Taxonomy of Flowering Plants - Spring, 1995
Lectures

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Lecture 1 - 18 January - Introduction

Teaching staff
Course Structure
Testing
Plant Systematics

Lecture 2 - 23 January - Vegetative Morphology

The Plant
The Shoot

Lecture 3 - 25 January - Vegetative Morphology

Leaves

Lecture 4 - 30 January - Reproductive Morphology

Floral Function (Angiosperm Life Cycle)
The Gynoecium

Lecture 5 - 1 February - Reproductive Morphology

The Androecium
The Perianth

Lecture 6 - 6 February - The Magnoliophyta

Key Characters
Natural History
Classification

Lecture Examination I (IN LAB during the week: 13-17 February)
Lecture 7 - 8 February - Magnoliidae

Magnoliales
Winteraceae
Magnoliaceae
Ranunculales
Ranunculaceae

Lecture 8 - 13 February - Magnoliidae-Hamamelidae

Papaverales
Papaveraceae
Laurales
Lauraceae
Nymphaeales
Nymphaeaceae
Urticales
Moraceae

Lecture 9 - 15 February - Hamamelidae

Urticales (continued)
Cannabaceae
Juglandales
Juglandaceae
Fagales
Fagaceae

Lecture 10 - 20 February - Caryophyllidae

Caryophyllales
Phytolaccaceae
Cactaceae
Chenopodiaceae
Amaranthaceae

Lecture 11 - 22 February - Caryophyllidae

Caryophyllales continued
Caryophyllaceae
Polygonales
Polygonaceae

Lecture 12 - 27 February - Nomenclature

Lecture period 13 - 1 March - Lecture Examination II

Lecture 14 - 6 March - Dilleniidae

Malvales
Malvaceae
Salicales
Salicaceae
Capparales
Brassicaceae

Lecture 15 - 8 March - Dilleniidae

Ericales
Ericaceae
Monotropaceae
Violales
Cucurbitaceae

13-17 March - Spring Break

Lecture 16 - 20 March - Dilleniidae

Nepenthales
Sarraceniaceae
Droseraceae
Nepenthaceae
Primulales
Primulaceae

Lecture 17 - 22 March - Rosidae

Rosales
Crassulaceae
Rosaceae

Lecture 18 - 27 March - Rosidae

Fabales
Mimosaceae
Caesalpiniaceae
Fabaceae

Lecture 19 - 29 March - Rosidae

Euphorbiales
Euphorbiaceae
Myrtales
Onagraceae
Apiales
Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)

Lecture 20 - 3 April - Asteridae

Gentianales
Asclepiadaceae
Solanales
Solanaceae

Lecture 21 - 5 April - Asteridae

Solanales (continued)
Convulvulaceae
Cuscutaceae
Polemoniaceae
Scrophulariales
Scrophulariaceae

Lecture 22 - 10 April - Asteridae

Lamiales
Boraginaceae
Verbenaceae
Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
Rubiales
Rubiaceae
Asterales
Asteraceae (Compositae)

Lecture 23 - 12 April - Lecture Examination III

Lecture 24 - 17 April - Alismatidae-Arecidae

Alismatales
Alismataceae
Arecales
Arecaceae (Palmae)

Lecture 25 - 19 April - Arecidae-Commelinidae

Arales
Araceae
Lemnaceae
Commelinales
Commelinaceae
Juncales
Juncaceae

Lecture 26 - 20 April - Commelinidae

Cyperales
Cyperaceae
Poaceae (Gramineae)

Lecture 27 - 24 April - Zingberidae-Liliidae

Bromeliales
Bromeliaceae
Zingiberales
Musaceae
Liliales
Iridaceae

Lecture 28 - 26 April - Liliidae

Liliales
Liliaceae
Orchiales
Orchidaceae

Lecture 29 - 1 May - Angiosperm Evolution

Lecture 30 - 3 May - Historical Background

8 May - FINAL EXAM

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