Bi6580 Plant taxonomy

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Šmarda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Šmarda, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Petr Šmarda, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Tue 12:00–13:50 D31/238
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Bi2030 High. plant phylog. & divers.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Plant taxonomy is a special lecture for students of systematic botany. Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to understand the basic principles of classification and nomenclature of plants to understand and analyse classification criteria to analyse the main taxonomic methods using case studies
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student should be able to:
– decide about the appropriateness of classifying morphologically or genetically different plants and their populations into individual taxonomic categories (ranks)
– describe and correctly interpret phylogenetic trees
– describe a new taxon (e.g., species) of plants
– choose appropriate characters to distinguish this taxon and write the identification key
- assess the correctness of plant names in different taxonomic categories
– efficiently search for taxonomic information in relevant sources
– plan your own taxonomic work effectively
Syllabus
Variability of plants; units and taxa, definition of species and intraspecific taxa of Higher plants. Statical species delimitation: habitus, morphology, anatomy, karyology, genomic and molecular features. Dynamic delimitation: variability vs. phenotype plasticity, modes of reproduction, phenology and flower biology, climatic and ecological species preferences, geographic distribution, vicariance and modes of dissemination. Native interspecific hybridization and polyploidization: research and detection methods. Basic principles of botanic nomenclature and phytography (ICBN, description, diagnosis, synonymy, protologue, exsicates, homonymy, type taxa, nomenclatural combination, nomen conservandum, n. novum, n. ambiguum, n. illegitimum; application of code, important abbreviations in taxonomic literature, genus, infrageneric taxa, suprageneric taxa, nomenclature of cultivated plants; taconomic literature: IK, TTL, BPH, monography, conspect, flora, determination key and its principles, enumeratio, journals and internet resources for taxonomy, biosystematics and nomenclature of plants
Literature
    recommended literature
  • BRIGGS, D. and S. M. WALTERS. Proměnlivost a evoluce rostlin. Translated by Pavel Havránek - Vlastimil Rybka - Martin Konvička. 1. české vydání. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2001, 531 stran. ISBN 802440186X. info
  • STUESSY, Tod F. Plant taxonomy : the systematic evaluation of comparative data. 2nd ed. New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, 2008, xx, 539. ISBN 9780231147125. info
  • SINGH, C. Plant systematics. An intergrated approach. 3rd edition. Plymouth: Science Publishers, 2010, 702 s. ISBN 978-1-57808-668-9
  • PANDEY, A. K., KASANA S. Plant Systematics. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2021, 325 s. ISBN 978-1-032-02466-0
  • JUDD, W. S., CAMPBELL, C. S., KELLOGG, E. A., STEVENS, P. F. Plant Systematics: A Phylogenetic Approach. 4th edition. Sunderland: Sinauer Associates, 2016, 630 s. ISBN 978-1-60535-389-7
Teaching methods
lecture
Assessment methods
lecture, oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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