BOT4802 - Advanced Plant Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Purpose: To do a critical review of the different methods and approaches of plant classification and their principles, interpret and apply the rules of plant nomenclature and typification, as delineated in the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, evaluate the various sources of taxonomic evidence used in plant classification, to develop the competence required to correctly identify and classify both known and unknown plant species, indigenous and exotic plant species and their families.