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1. The Classification of Plants

2. The Father of Taxonomy
 Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778)
 Swedish botanist
 System of binomial nomenclature
(two names)

3. Taxonomic Hierarchy Chart
Kingdom Plantae (plants)
Division (Phylum) Spermatophyta (seed bearing plants)
Subdivision Angiospermae (flowering plants with covered seeds)
Class Liliopsida (monocots)
Order Zingiberales (ginger family)
Family Musaceae (bananas)
Genus Strelitzia
Species reginae
Common name Bird of Paradise

4. Scientific Names
 Latin
 Genus species
 Genus--capitalized
 Species--not capitalized
 Written in italics or underlined
 X denotes a cross
 ‘ ’ denote a cultivar--man made cross
 Variety—naturally occurring cross

5. Examples of Scientific Names
 Strelitzia reginae
 Hedra helix
 Homo sapiens
 Ficus benjamina ‘Golden Princess’
 Nephrolepis exalta cv.
 Pelargonium x domesticum cv.

6. Plant Classification
 Annual
◦ a plant, that lasts but one year or season
 Biennial
◦ continuing for two years, and then perishing, as plants
which form roots and leaves the first year, and produce fruit
the second
 Perennial
◦ a plant lasting for three seasons or more
 Woody
◦ a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts
especially stems
 Herbaceous
◦ a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are
flowering garden plants or potherbs

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