Faculty of Science

Objectives

To enable students to appreciate the principles and development of the science of plant systematics as well as equips them with the ability to generate and analyse taxonomic data.

Contents

History of taxonomy, principles of systematics, principles of nomenclature, concepts of rank and taxa, characterisation and description, problem design, analytical procedures, data presentation, identification of special groups, classification, phylogenetic relationships, polymorphism, literature and bibliographic aids; Morphology and arrangement of selected phylogenetically significant families; preparation of a revision of a small genus or species complex.

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