botany : taxonomy

 

Today's lesson is TAXONOMY... InsyaAllah... :)

Taxa : general word for any plant group
taxa- plural,   taxon- singular

The categories of classification (taxa) prescribed by ICBN (International Code of Botanical Nomenclature) :

Division
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

This ranking attempt to reflect real genetic relationship.

Category              Suffix ending

Division                                     Phyta
Class                                        Opsida
Order                                        Ales
Family                                      Aceae