Information Package / Course Catalogue
Principles of Plant Taxonomy
Course Code: BİO601
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

Learning of international code of botanical nomenclature and its main principles

Course Content

Botanical code is constittution of plant taxonomy. Developments in biological sciences create new approaches to species concepts and these modified approaches are evaluated by international botanical congress

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Özkan EREN
Learning Outcomes
1.Learns rules of plant naming
2.Comprehends universal rules and traditions of botanical nomenclature
3.They can develope approaches to solve nomenclatural problems
4.Learns novelties in plant nomenclature
5.to be able to use nomenclatural modifications
Recommended or Required Reading
1.GREUTER, W., MCNEILL, J., BARRIE F.R., BURDET, H.M., DEMOULIN, V., FILGUEIRAS, T.S., NICOLSON, D.H., SILVA, P.C., SKOG, J.E., TREHANE, P., TURLAND, N.J. ve HAWKSWORTH, D.L. 2000 International code of Botanical Nomenklature. Sixteenth International Botanical Congress
2.J. MCNEILL, F. R. BARRIE, H. M. BURDET, V. DEMOULIN, D. L. HAWKSWORTH, K. MARHOLD, D. H. NICOLSON, J. PRADO, P. C. SILVA, J. E. SKOG, J. H. WIERSEMA, N. J. TURLAND, 2006, International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, Vienna 2005
3.Updated nomenclatural codes by international botanical congress
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to nomenclature
Week 2 - Theoretical
Main principles and rules
Week 3 - Theoretical
Taxa and ranks
Week 4 - Theoretical
Typification and concept of priority
Week 5 - Theoretical
Naming taxa
Week 6 - Theoretical
Names of cultivated plants and organisms under botanical code
Week 7 - Theoretical
Effective and valid publication
Week 8 - Theoretical
Examining nomenclatural modifications by selected examples
Week 9 - Theoretical
Recommendations for citing authors
Week 10 - Theoretical
Rejection of names
Week 11 - Theoretical
Orthography and gender of names
Week 12 - Theoretical
Rules for botanical code
Week 13 - Theoretical
Names of hybrids, Nomina familiarum algarum, fungorum, pteridophytorum et fossilium
Week 14 - Theoretical
Updated parts because of modifications
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Assignment105050
Reading105050
Midterm Examination120222
Final Examination120222
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
OÇ-1
4
4
3
3
OÇ-2
4
4
3
3
OÇ-3
4
4
3
3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
3
3
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026