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	DR. LAWSON'S BIO1134_OBJECTIVES_1
		Recognize/state that plant taxonomy continues to be in a state of flux and identify/explain why this observation is true.
		http://www.science.siu.edu/plant-biology/PLB304/Hist.Tax.html (a brief historical look at the development of plant taxonomy)
		Identify and/or name the seven (7) basic taxa developed by Linnaeus in his plant taxonomy; list and/or recognize them in their proper ascending/descending orders; and state and/or recognize the basic definitions of each taxon.
	www.colin.edu /science/DL_FOLDER/BIO2313_T2_OBJ-DL.htm (796 words)

	Taxonomy Today: Diversity & the Tree of Life Abstracts
		Plant taxonomy, with its related studies of plant exploration, floristics, phylogenetics and phytogeography, is a vibrant and rapidly advancing discipline, and one that is of great practical relevance in the race against time to document, understand, conserve and utilise the world’s diminishing stock of botanical diversity.
		The Euro+Med PlantBase project aims to provide an on-line, up-to-date and critically evaluated taxonomy of the vascular plants of the European and Mediterranean regions.
		Taxonomy is concerned with establishing all types of relationship among living organisms, and in utilising these relationships as the basis for systems of classification.
	www.systematics.rdg.ac.uk /taxonomy_today/abstract.html (796 words)

	Miami University Botany Department - Dr. Michael A. Vincent
		BOT 302 - Plant Taxonomy - This is a course for majors and non-majors which covers all the basics of plant taxonomy, including morphology, plant families, the use of keys, the history of taxonomy, and current tools and concepts.
		I have in the past done quite a bit of research on fungal taxonomy and floristics, especially of the Deuteromycete fungi.
		The aim of the course is to change the way the non-major sees the plant world.
	www.cas.muohio.edu /botany/bot/mike.html (947 words)

	Natural Selection: subject gateway to the natural world
		A search facility is provided, as well as a browse menu to view specimens from around the world or by USA county, as well as by plant, vertebrate and insect taxonomy, and vertebrate and plant specimen photographs.
		It can be searched either from a browse list of plants divided into alphabetical sections by family and then sorted by scientific name; by county then scientific name; by keyword using the scientific name; or by a more advanced search option.
		Site highlights include the Metropolitan Plant Encyclopaedia, a comprehensive guide to the region's plants, for each family, genus, and species there are one or more pages with photos, distribution maps, descriptions, ecological information, references and links to related sites.
	nature.ac.uk /browse/581.9.html (947 words)

	UNC Herbarium
		A series of indices to herbaria and collectors published in Regnum Vegetabile by the International Association for Plant Taxonomy, Utrecht.
		Turrill, W. Plant taxonomy, phytogeography and plant ecology.
		It seems desirable that herbarium goals and practices be reviewed, particularly in the light of the recent developments in taxonomy and botany in general.
	www.herbarium.unc.edu /chpt31.html (947 words)

	LookSmart - Directory - Plant Taxonomy, Non-Vascular Plants
		Plant Taxonomy, Non-Vascular Plants - Features references and descriptions of algae, bryophytes (liverworts, mosses, hornworts), lichens, and fungi.
		Join the Zeal community and help build the "Plant Taxonomy, Non-Vascular Plants" Directory Category.
		LookSmart - Directory - Plant Taxonomy, Non-Vascular Plants
	www.calbearssearch.com /p/browse/us1/us317914/us55998/us10156193 (133 words)

	Carl Linnaeus
		Linnaeus continued to revise his Systema Naturae, which grew from a slim pamphlet to a multivolume work, as his concepts were modified and as more and more plant and animal specimens were sent to him from every corner of the globe.
		But Linnaeus observed how different species of plant might hybridize, to create forms which looked like new species.
		The need for a workable naming system was made even greater by the huge number of plants and animals that were being brought back to Europe from Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
	www.ucmp.berkeley.edu /history/linnaeus.html (2236 words)

	7 - Understanding and Getting the Most from Farmers' Local Knowledge: International Development Research Centre
		Some folk taxonomies are in the form of partonomies, or sets of categories that are "parts of" another, e.g., parts of an ox plough, or parts of a plant or of an insect.
		Most striking is that folk taxonomies use generic and specific labels much like Linnaean names: e.g., Honduran farmers use the term hielo negro (where "hielo" is the generic term for most plant disease and negro is the specific name for severe disease).
		Defining a set of folk categories is a good start to describing folk knowledge, but local people have a deeper understanding for each of those concepts, which we also need to know if we are going to work with rural people as colleagues in research.
	idrc.org /en/ev-85049-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html (2236 words)

	Plant systematics: Collecting and identifying plant specimens. Use of herbaria.
		In folk taxonomies, the taxon of “unique beginner” … e.g., plant or animal ….
		In typical folk taxonomies, taxa which are members of the ethnobiological category “generic” are much more numerous.
		The authors identified general principles that all "folk biosystematics" are built on, the most important of which is five main taxonomic levels that cultures use to classify organisms.
	www.life.uiuc.edu /ib/454/lecture18.html (2236 words)

	The Botanical Society of America Merit Award
		For her excellent studies of the morphology and taxonomy of the leafy liverworsts, for her syntheses regarding the phylogeny of liverworts, and for her distinguished career as a teacher and investigator in Bryology.
		Influential teacher and knowledgeable student of the taxonomy, ecology and geography of fresh water algae, especially desmids, of North America; proponent of the importance of algae in limnology; prime mover in the founding of the Phycological Society of America.
		Whose perceptive researches into the taxonomy, evolution, and pathological relations of the fungi have not been surpassed, but only overshadowed, by his discovery and exploitation of Neurospora as a principal source of the genetical truth.
	mcintosh.botany.org /newsite/awards/detail/merit.php (2236 words)

	Carl Linnaeus
		However, Linnaeus's plant taxonomy was based solely on the number and arrangement of the reproductive organs; a plant's class was determined by its stamens (male organs), and its order by its pistils (female organs).
		This order included conifers such as pines, firs, and cypresses (the distinction between true flowers and conifer cones was not clear), but also included a few true flowering plants, such as the castor bean.
		It is true that he abandoned his earlier belief in the fixity of species, and it is true that hybridization has produced new species of plants, and in some cases of animals.
	www.ucmp.berkeley.edu /history/linnaeus.html (2236 words)

	taxonomy --Â Britannica Concise EncyclopediaÂ Online Article
		"taxonomy" Britannica Concise Encyclopedia from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service.
		Naming organisms and establishing their relationships to one another comprise the field of taxonomy (also called systematics).
		Information on the various species of cephalopods, their taxonomy, anatomy, and biology.
	www.britannica.com /ebc/article?eu=405643 (2236 words)

	Taxonomy as a contribution to science
		A closer look at the current objectives of the community of plant taxonomists will provide a basis to evaluate the potential contribution which plant taxonomy can to make to the rest of science.
		Taxonomy is defined by SA2000 as "the science of discovering, describing, and classifying species or groups of species," which echos the wording of the global objective for this project.
		Taxonomy describes the phenomenon of biological similarity among individuals and develops classification systems for the identification of these individuals.
	www.largocanyon.org /science/taxon.htm (2236 words)

	Bio 332 - Vascular Plant Diversity: Laboratory
		Plant herbaria provide researchers with access to important collections of preserved plant materials and serve as institutional centers for much of the research conducted in plant taxonomy and systematics.
		The International Association of Plant Taxonomists publishes the journal Taxon and sponsors a number of research projects in plant taxonomy.
		The Green Plant Phylogeny Research Coordination Group (hosted by the Jepson Herbarium at UC Berkeley) is coordinating the gathering and dessemination of data that address the phylogenetic relationships among members of the plant kingdom.
	academic.reed.edu /biology/courses/BIO332/lab.html (1438 words)

	Untitled Document
		IAPT, International Association for Plant Taxonomy: Research Grants Awards 2001.
		Thomas, W. W., Carvalho, A. V., Amorim, A. A., Garrison, J. and Arbeláez, A. Plant endemism in two forests in southern Bahia, Brazil.
		Thomas, W. W., Carvalho, A. V., Amorim, A. A., Garrison, J. and Santos, T. (in press).
	www.nybg.org /bsci/res/bahia/Project_Leaders.htm (817 words)

	BOTANY 2100 HOME PAGE
		Plant Taxonomy from Colby College is a clearly organized and well done page that can be very useful.
		Taxonomy of Flowering Plants from the University of Maryland.
		The International Plant Names Index is a comprehensive, database of the scientific names and associated bibliographical details of all vascular (seed) plants.
	biology.nwc.cc.wy.us /biology/bot2100/bot2100.htm (644 words)

	Electronic Sites of Botany, Plant Biology & Science Journals
		Ibugana - journal of plant systematics, taxonomy, plant physiology of Universidad de Guadalajara (en Espanñol) (October 26)
		Ibugana - journal of plant systematics, taxonomy, plant physiology of Universidad de Guadalajara (en Espanñol)
		Journal of Plant Biology (formerly The Korean Journal of Botany)
	www.e-journals.org /botany (1870 words)

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		After introducing the concept of homologous parts (of common ancestry, although different in structure) for plants as Cuvier had done for animals—particularly convincing evidence in favour of organic evolution—Candolle, like Cuvier, nonetheless retained a firm belief in the constancy of species.
		Accepting the natural history chair at the Université de Genève (1817-41), where he was the first director of the botanical gardens, Candolle undertook the detailed development of ideas presented in the Théorie, first outlining systematic laws of botanical nomenclature in his Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale (2 vol., 1818-21; "Natural Classification for the Plant Kingdom").
		His system of plant classification found nearly universal application for half a century, during which time it served as a model for other systems.
	www.edlund-books.com /books/BOKOE45291.html (1870 words)

	Flowering Plants
		Families with fewer floral parts which are fused together and irregularly shaped (such as the Orchidaceae) are considered more advanced in the evolution of flowering plants.
		The two largest plant families are the sunflower family (Asteraceae) with 24,000 species and the orchid family (Orchidaceae) with about 20,000 species.
		he three largest flowering plant families containing the greatest number of species are the sunflower family (Asteraceae) with about 24,000 species, the orchid family (Orchidaceae) with about 20,000 species, and the legume or pea family (Fabaceae) with 18,000 species.
	waynesword.palomar.edu /trmar98.htm (1870 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Phylogeny and Classification of the Orchid Family
		The award is presented annually for an outstanding publication in the fields of taxonomy, plant ecology, and plant geography.
		The author feels that much more study and analysis is needed before a fully natural classification of the orchid family can be achieved, but this book provides a reference point in the ongoing discussions.
		If one desires to find out about the orchid family as it exists on Earth this is probably the best simgle source available.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0931146240?v=glance (1870 words)

	Omniseek: /Recreation /Gardens /Orchids /Science: Biology: Taxonomy: Taxonomy Map: Vegetabi /
		Systematics and Taxonomy, Floras Botany 201 - Fall 95An on-line plant taxonomy course from TX AandM USDA, NRCS, National Plant Data CenterThe PLANTS database, a la Kartesz.
		Open Directory - Science: Biology: Botany: Plants: Orchids
		"Big enough to serve your Orchid needs, small enough for personal service" The following list of Orchid books are ones, which are out of print and difficult to find.
	www.omniseek.com /srch/{35844} (1870 words)

	Plant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Indeed, any attempt to match "plant" with a single taxon is doomed to fail, because plant is a vaguely defined concept unrelated to the presumed phylogenic concepts on which modern taxonomy is based.
		Early seed plants are referred to as gymnosperms (naked seeds), as the seed embryo is not enclosed in a protective structure at pollination, with the pollen landing directly on the embryo.
		Plants are distinguished from green algae, from which they evolved, by having specialized reproductive organs protected by non-reproductive tissues.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Plant (1780 words)

	Kingdom Plantae
		The plant kingdom, one of Linnaeus’s original two, occupies a fairly solid place in modern taxonomy.
		The plant kingdom, one of four eukaryotic kingdoms, is composed of multicellular, autotrophic organisms that photosynthesize to fix inorganic carbon (from atmospheric CO) into organic molecules.
		Plants probably evolved from multicellular green algae called charophytes and were the first multicellular organisms to colonize land.
	sidwell.edu /us/science/vlb5/Labs/Classification_Lab/Eukarya/Plantae (1128 words)

	:: Science :: Biology :: Taxonomy
		American Society of Plant Taxonomists - Promotes research and teaching in the taxonomy, systematics, and phylogeny of vascular and nonvascular plants.
		Taxonomy and Systematics at Glasgow - About taxonomy and systematics at the University of Glasgow, with links to other internet resources on these subjects.
		Biognomen - A Linnaean taxonomy arranged to show the evolutionary relationships among groups.
	www.localadsearch.com /Science/Biology/Taxonomy (596 words)

	Biological Diversity I
		Principles of Plant Taxonomy (James L. Reveal, U Maryland) Outline of the basic concepts.
		Taxonomy of Life A listing of taxa, but not much beyond that.
		The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle apparently began the discussion on taxonomy.
	www.emc.maricopa.edu /faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookDivers_class.html (1799 words)

	TaxonName.aspx?id=96915&showSyn=1
		Mallotus philippinensis - Nomenclature & Taxonomy - The Taxonomicon
	sn2000.taxonomy.nl /Taxonomicon/TaxonName.aspx?id=96915&showSyn=1 (1799 words)

	Read about Linnaean taxonomy at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Linnaean taxonomy and learn about Linnaean taxonomy here!
		These rules—or at least those governing the nomenclature and classification of plants and fungi—are contained in the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, maintained by the International Association for Plant Taxonomy.
		A strength of Linnaean taxonomy is that it can be used to develop a simple and practical system for organizing the different kinds of living organisms.
		Linnaean taxonomy is a system of classification widely used in the biological sciences.
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Linnaean_taxonomy (747 words)

	The educational encyclopedia, botany, plant biology
		Plant taxonomy systematic botany, plant nomenclature, vascular plants, biosystematics
		Plant water regulation a plant requires water as an essential ingredient of photolysis, the photochemical stage of photosynthesis where water is split using light energy.
		Plant structure the shoot system is above ground and includes the organs such as leaves, buds, stems, flowers (if the plant has any), and fruits (if the plant has any).
	users.telenet.be /educypedia/education/plantbiology.htm (747 words)

	Creation Explanation 7b
		A second conclusion from taxonomy is that the generally unambiguous classification of all plants and animals into the higher categories, and the demonstrated impossibility of transition from one to another agree with the view that the original created kinds are forever separate.
		Taxonomy is the systematic classification of organisms according to the sum of their similarities and differences.
		Taxonomy attempts to classify organisms into group of increasing size: species, genera, families, orders, classes, phyla and kingdoms.
	www.parentcompany.com /creation_explanation/cx7b.htm (700 words)

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