Botany and Dendrology

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1. Formal exposition, by the teacher, limited to the transmission of key/structural contents related to the theoretical aspects of the curricular unit;
2. Literature search, guided by the teacher, on particular topics of the program;
3. Execution of practical work in the laboratory and in the field;
4. Oral presentation (content lecture) and discussion of the results of research and / or results of practical work;
5. Conducting field trips to observe, collect and identify plant species.

a) Identify the internal structure and organization of the plant body, relating it to the function of the different organs; b) Knowi how to identify plant species based on the morphological characterization of whole plants and/or parts of plants, using Floras, e-Floras, dichotomous keys, Field Guides, herbarium material and other sources; c) To know some of the species which are native to Portugal and which are of greatest interest in forest areas, including mainly tree and shrub species but also some herbaceous species; d) To know the alien species which are of greatest interest in forest areas (including used and invasive species); e) To develop curiosity for plants.

a) Plant histology and anatomy: tissues and their histological characteristics; primary and secondary anatomy; root, stem and leaf anatomy and its relation to the functions in the main taxonomic groups of vascular plants;

b) External morphology of the root, stem, leaf, flower, inflorescence and fruit;

c) Principles of systematics, taxonomy and plant nomenclature; characterisation of the main taxonomic groups of vascular plants;

d) Characterization (taxonomy; comparative morphology; distribution area; vicarization; interest and utilization) of the species with greater interest in forest areas in Portugal, including species of the families: Adoxaceae, Altingiaceae, Anacardiaceae, Betulaceae, Cistaceae, Cupressaceae, Ericaceae, Fabaceae, Fagaceae, Ginkgoaceae, Juglandaceae, Lauraceae, Magnoliaceae, Malvaceae, Moraceae, Myrtaceae, Oleaceae, Pinaceae, Pittosporaceae, Platanaceae, Rosaceae, Salicaceae, Taxaceae and Ulmaceae, among others.

e) Invasive plant species: identification based on field guides and explanation of their effect on the environment.

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Basic Bibliography:

Bingre P, Aguiar C, Espírito-Santo D, Arsénio P & Monteiro-Henriques T (Coords Cient). 2007. Guia de Campo – As árvores e os arbustos de Portugal continental. 462 pp. In Sande Silva J (Coord. Ed.) Coleção Árvores e Florestas de Portugal. Vol. IX. Jornal Público/ FLAD/LPN. Lisboa.

Fernandes RB. 1972. Vocabulário de termos botânicos. Separata do Anuário da Sociedade Broteriana. disponível em: https://www.uc.pt/herbario_digital/learn_botany/glossario

Franco JA & Afonso MLR. 1971-2003. Nova Flora de Portugal (Continente e Açores). Escolar Editora. Lisboa. Portugal.

Harris J & Harris M. 1994. Plant identification terminology: an illustrated glossary. Spring Lake Publishing. Spring Lake, Utah.

iNaturalist. 2022. disponível em: https://www.inaturalist.org

Lidon FJ, Gomes H & Abrantes AC. 2001. Anatomia e morfologia externa das plantas superiores. Lidel. Lisboa.

Pelczar M, Chan E & Krieg N. 1993. Microbiology: Concepts and Applications. New York. McGraw-Hill Book Company. ISBN 13: 9780070492585.

POWO. 2024. Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/

Raven PH, Evert RF & Eichhorn SE. 1999. Biology of Plants. 6ª ed. W. H. Freeman and Company. NY.

Sociedade Portuguesa de Botânica. 2024. Flora-On: Flora de Portugal interactiva. disponível em: http://www.flora-on.pt

 
Additional Bibliography:

Castroviejo S et al. (Ed.) (1986-2012). Flora Iberica. Plantas vasculares de la Península Ibérica, e Islas Baleares. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC. Madrid. disponível em: http://www.floraiberica.es/

Humphries CJ, Press JR & Sutton DA. 1996. Árvores de Portugal e Europa. Guia Fapas. ISBN: 972-95951-27

Izco J et al. 1998. Botânica. 2ªEd. Mc.GRAW-HILL Interamericana de España, S.AU.

Marchante H, Morais MC, Freitas H & Marchante E. 2014. Guia Prático para a Identificação de Plantas Invasoras de Portugal. Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra. Coimbra. Pp. 208. ISBN: 978-989-26-0785-6.

Polunin O. 1999. Árboles Y Arbustos De Europa. OMEGA. ISBN: 9788428207393.

Russell T. 2007. Trees of the World: An Illustrated Encyclopedia and Identifier. Hermes House. ISBN 9781846811876

Vila-Viçosa C, Capelo J, Alves P, Almeida R & María Vázquez F. 2022. New annotated checklist of the Portuguese oaks (Quercus, Fagaceae). Mediterranean Botany. Online First: https://doi.org/10.5209/mbot.79286