SEX-2- Page No. Continuation Sheet pst Ve Qeo MSC BOTANY poe. . PBOM31-TAXONOMY OF ANGIOSPERMS AND ECONOMIC BOTANY. PART-A (10X1=10 marks) Answer ALL questions Choose the correct answer Answer key byTautonym ©)Deseriptive taxonomy La Tapolypetatae b)Apocyanaceae ©)Euphorbiaceae a)Nyctaginacene =P) [e)used to identify a specifig RNA yp Nr b)Herbaria ata c)Roots. QNilavembu PART-B (SX5=25 marks) — Answer ALL questions, choosing either (a) or (b) ‘h answer should not exeeed 250 words The code of boi i nomenclature applies equally to all names of taxonomic | groups which are treated as plants, The names of taxonomic groups are determined by nomenclatural types. When a species is described as new, the thor must indicate the type of specimen on which new species is based | ICBN sets the formal starting date of plant nomenolature at | May 1753. the publication of Species Plantarum by Linnaeus (or al latet dates for specified groups and ranks). A botanical name is fixed to a taxon by a type. Additionally, there are some important rules that must be followed to keep all binomial names standardized: * ‘The entire two-part name must be written in italies (or underlined when handwritten) ‘The genus name is always written first ‘The genus name must be capitalized The specific epithet is never capitalized, Rejection of name: A legitimate name is one in accordance with the rules of Botanical nomenclature, while those which do not satisfy the rules are known as illegitimate names. A synonym is a rejected due t0 misapplication oF difference in taxonomic judgment. Some rules are fiamed for the rejection of names: I-In Thaldiantha two pairs of stamens are closely approximated in the lower part of their filaments and the fifth stands apart 2. In Sincydium the pairs of stamens are united below; in Momordica, Citrullus, the union of pairs of stamens is complete and apparently only three stamens are present, 3. In Sicyos and Sechium the filaments unite to form a central column and the | | anthers are verv much curved. Tt