BOTN455 Systematic Botany
Fall 2001
Lectures
Evolution: Darwin's observations and inferences What Information is Needed to Study Evolutionary Potential? Variation in Populations and Species
Speciation Reproductive Isolation Mechanisms Hybridization
Polyploidy Breeding Systems Species Concepts and Case Studies
Phylogenetic Relationships of Angiosperms
Plant Families
Araceae Alismataceae Potamogetonaceae Liliaceae Amaryllidaceae
Iridaceae Orchidaceae Arecaceae Bromeliaceae Commelinaceae
Typhaceae Juncaceae Cyperaceae Poaceae Nymphaeaceae
Ceratophyllaceae Piperaceae Magnoliaceae Ranunculaceae Papaveraceae
Caryophyllaceae Cactaceae Droseraceae Polygonaceae Saxifragaceae
Crassulaceae Geraniaceae Euphorbiaceae Violaceae Salicaceae
Oxalidaceae Fabaceae Rosaceae Moraceae Fagaceae
Betulaceae Juglandaceae Onagraceae Brassicaceae Malvaceae
Aceraceae ericaceae Solanaceae Convolvulaceae Gentianaceae
Rubiaceae Plantaginaceae Scrophulariaceae Acanthaceae Gesneriaceae
Lamiaceae Apiaceae Caprifoliaceae Campanulaceae Asteraceae