Plant Systematics
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Plant Systematics
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Dr. Gyanranjan Mahalik
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Code(Credit):CUTM 1464 (3-2-1)
Course Objectives
•The major features and evolutionary origins of vascular plants
•Identification of plants using dichotomous keys
•The major features and evolutionary origins of vascular plants
•Collect, preserve and identify herbarium specimens in a phylogenetic context
Course Outcomes
| COs | Course Outcome |
Mapping COs with POs
(High-3, Medium-2, Low-1) |
| CO1 | Develop understanding of major patterns in the evolution of seed plants and plant diversity including the basic understanding of the principles of phylogenetic systematics | PO1-3, PO2-3, PO6-1, PO7-1, PO8-2, PO9-3 | CO2 | Learn skills required for effective identification of order, family, genus and species. Students will understand the process of plant | PO1-3, PO2-3, PO7-3, PO8-2, PO9-2 | CO3 | Have increased capacity to think critically; ability to design and execute an experiment; confidence and ability in communicating ideas for plant identification leading to pursue higher studies to get employability opportunity | PO1-2, PO2-1, PO6-3, PO7-3, PO8-2, PO9-3 |
Course Syllabus
Module-I
Significance of Plant systematic: Introduction to systematic; Plant Classification, Nomenclature; Evidences from palynology, Cytology, Phytochemistry, Embryology, Morphology, Anatomy, and molecular data.
Practice:
1. Identification of phytochemicals present in plants and molecular docking by biovia
Module-II
Field inventory: Functions and importance of Herbarium; Botanical gardens of the world and India; Virtual herbarium; Documentation: Flora, E-flora; Monographs, Journals; Keys: Single access and Multi-access.
Practice:
2. Mounting of a properly dried and pressed specimen of any wild plant with herbarium label (to be submitted in the record book).
Module-III
Taxonomic hierarchy: Concept of taxa (family, genus, species); Categories and taxonomic hierarchy; Species concept, taxonomic, biological, evolutionary
Practice:
3. Plant classification domain to species level
Module-IV
Botanical nomenclature: Principles and rules of (ICBN), Ranks and names; principle of priority, binomial system; type method, author citation, valid-publication, rejection of names; Ranks and names; Typification.
Practice:
4. Demonstration of herbarium techniques
5. Demonstration of virtual herbarium
Module-V
Systems of classification: Major contributions of Theophrastus, Linnaeus, Adanson, de Candolle, Bessey, Hutchinson, Engler and Prantles,Takhtajan and Cronquist; Types of classification: Artificial; Natural and Phylogenetic.; Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG I,II, III) classification.
Practice:
6. To understand how classification systems work
Module-VI
Classification system
Systematic study and economic importance of the following families: Fabaceae, Euphobiaceae,Cucurbitaceae,Malvaceae, Rutaceae, Annonaceae, Brassicaceae, Ranunculaceae & Poaceae.
Numerical taxonomy: Characters; Variations; OTUs, character weighting and coding; Phenograms, cladograms (definitions and differences).
Practice:
7. Study of vegetative and floral characters of the following families (Description, ovary, floral diagram/s, floral formula/e and systematic position according to Bentham& Hooker’s system of classification): Ranunculaceae, Brassicaceae
8. Study of vegetative and floral characters of the following families (Description, ovary, floral diagram/s, floral formula/e and systematic position according to Bentham& Hooker’s system of classification): Myrtaceae, Umbelliferae
9. Study of vegetative and floral characters of the following families Euphorbiaceae, Poaceae
10. Study of vegetative and floral characters of the following families Fabaceae, Asteraceae
Module-VII
Phylogeny of Angiosperms: Terms and concepts, primitive and advanced, homology and analogy, parallelism and convergence, monophyly, Paraphyly, polyphyly and clades. Origin and evolution of angiosperms; Co-evolution of angiosperms and animals; Methods of illustrating evolutionary relationship.
Practice:
11. Interaction and co-evolution of flowering plants and animals
12. Study on evolution of few plants.
Text Book:
•Singh, (2012). Plant Systematics: Theory and Practice Oxford & IBH Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi. 3rdedition.
•Jeffrey, C. (1982). An Introduction to Plant Taxonomy.Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
•Judd, W.S., Campbell, C.S., Kellogg, E.A., Stevens, P.F. (2002). Plant Systematics-A Phylogenetic Approach. Sinauer Associates Inc., U.S.A. 2nd edition.
Reference Book:
•Maheshwari, J.K. (1963). Flora of Delhi. CSIR, New Delhi.
•Radford, A.E. (1986). Fundamentals of Plant Systematics. Harper and Row, New York.
Session Plan
Session 1
Introduction to systematics: Plant identification, Plant Classification
Introduction to systematics (You Tube)
Plant classification (Slide share)
Session 3
Practice:1 (2 hours)
•Identification of phytochemicals present in plants and molecular docking
Docking by using biovia (You Tube)
Session 4
Assignment-1
What is taxonomic evidence? Describe few evidences i.e Embryology, Morphology and Anatomy.
Session 6
Field inventory: Functions and importance of Herbarium
Herbarium (You Tube)
Herbarium (Slide share)
Session 7
Botanical gardens of the world and India
Botanical garden (You Tube)
Botanical garden (Slide share)
Session 8
Documentation: Flora, E-flora; Monographs, Journals,Keys: Single access and Multi-access
Documentation (You Tube)
Taxonomic keys & Flora -ppt
Session 9
Assignment-2
Write notes on E-flora and monographs.
Session 10
Practice:2 (2 hours)
•Mounting of a properly dried and pressed specimen of any wild plant with herbarium label (to be submitted in the record book).
Herbarium (You Tube)
Session 13
Concept of taxa: family, genus, species
Concept of taxa (You Tube)
Concept of taxa (Slide share)
Session 14
Categories and taxonomic hierarchy
Taxonomic hierarchy (You Tube)
Taxonomic hierarchy (Reference-Byjus)
Session 15
Species concept, taxonomic, biological, evolutionary
Evolutionary species concept (You Tube)
Session 17
Practice:3 (2 hours)
•Plant classification domain to species level
Classification (You Tube)
Session 18
Botanical nomenclature:binomial system
Botanical nomenclature (You Tube)
Binomial system (You Tube)
Session 20
Ranks and names; principle of priority
Principle of priority (You Tube)
Rank and names (You Tube)
Session 21
Type method, author citation, valid-publication, rejection of names; Typification
Author citation (You Tube)
Typification (You Tube)
Typification (Slide share)
Session 23
Practice: 4 (2 hours)
•Demonstration of herbarium techniques
Herbarium techniques (You Tube)
Session 24
Practice: 5 (2hours)
•Demonstration of virtual herbarium techniques
Virtual herbarium (You Tube)
Session 25
Systems of classification:Major contributions of Theophrastus, Linnaeus
Major contribution (Slide share)
Session 26
Adanson, de Candolle, Bessey, Hutchinson, Takhtajan and Cronquist
Major Contributions of Adanson,deCandolle and Hutchinson (You Tube)
Major contributions (Slideshare)
Session 27
Assignment-5
Write a note on Engler & Prantles system of classification
Session 28
Types of classification: Artificial system of classification
Natural classification (You Tube)
B & H classification (Slide share)
Session 29
Types of classification: Artificial system of classification
Artificial system classification (You Tube)
Session 32
Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG III) classification
APG system of classification (You Tube)
Session 33
Assignment-6
Describe on Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG I & II) classification
Session 34
Systematic study and economic importance of the following families: Fabaceae, Euphorbiaceae
Fabaceae (You Tube)
Euphorbiaceae (You Tube)
Session 35
Rutaceae, Annonaceae, Brassicaceae
Rutaceae (You Tube)
Annonaceae (You Tube)
Brassicaceae (You Tube)
Session 37
Assignment-7
Write floral characters, formula and diagram of family Malvaceae and Euphobeaceae
Session 38
Assignment-8
Write the merits and demerits of Rutaceae and fabaceae
Session 40
Session 41
Practice: 7 (2 hours)
•Study of vegetative and floral characters of the following families (Description, ovary, floral diagram/s, floral formula/e and systematic position according to Bentham& Hooker’s system of classification): Ranunculaceae, Brassicaceae
Morphology of Flowering Plants(You Tube)
Session 42
Practice: 8 (2 hours)
•Study of vegetative and floral characters of the following families (Description, ovary, floral diagram/s, floral formula/e and systematic position according to Bentham& Hooker’s system of classification): Myrtaceae, Umbelliferae
Myrtaceae (You tube)
Umbelliferae note
Session 43
Practice: 9 (2 hours)
•Study of vegetative and floral characters of the following families Euphorbiaceae, Poaceae
Euphorbiaceae, Poaceae (You Tube)
Session 44
Practice: 10 (2 hours)
•Study of vegetative and floral characters of the following families Fabaceae, Asteraceae
Fabaceae, Asteraceae (You Tube)
Session 45
Phylogeny of Angiosperms Terms and concepts, primitive and advanced
Phylogeny of Angiosperms (You Tube)
Angiosperms(Notes)
Session 46
Homology and analogy, parallelism and convergence
Homologous and analogous (You Tube)
Types of evolution (You Tube)
Session 47
Assignment-9
Write notes on: Monophyly, Paraphyly, polyphyly, and clades
Session 48
Origin and evolution of angiosperms
Origin and evolution of angiosperms (You Tube)
Session 49
Co-evolution of angiosperms and animals
Co-evolution (You Tube)
Co-evolution of angiosperm & animal (Note)
Session 50
Assigment-10
Describe on methods of illustrating evolutionary relationship
Session 51
Practice: 11 (2 hours)
•Interaction and co-evolution of flowering plants and animals
Co-evolution (You Tube)
Session 52
Practice: 12 (2hours)
•Study on the evolution of few plants
Evolution of plants (You Tube)
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Case Studies
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