Classification of plant by dichotomy determination key

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Because there are a great variety of living things, a great number of species, it is no easy to remember the names. There are species which are easily to recognize even the scientific names, but there are other which are not. To make it easy to recognize, there some effort to do.
a. Asking the expert
b. Checking and comparing the plants and animals with those in a reliable place or museum.
c. Checking and comparing the plants and animals with the picture in specific books.
d. Using determination key.

Classification is a general process related to categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood. A classification system is an approach to accomplishing classification. Source

What do you needs :

 Plant (Pandanus, Zea mays, Curcumin).
 Determination key.

What will you do:

1. Observe the plant be carefully.
2. Find specific characteristic the plant.
3. Following steps on the determination key
4. You will find the group animal that your observe.
5. Decided the plant that your identify.

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DICHOTOMY DETERMINATION KEY

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1. a. Fin or finger like leaf veins …………………………………………………… 2
   b. Unlike fin or finger like leaf veins …………………………………………... 6
2. a. Single leaves …………………………………………………………….....…... 3
   b. Not single leaves, compound leaves ………………………………………... 5
3. a. Fin like leaf vein ……………………………………………………….………. 4
   b. Unlike fin leaf veins; finger like leaf vein ………………... …. Manihot utilisma
4. a. Heart like leaf shape ……………………………………………..…… Ipomea sp.
   b. Unlike Heart like leaf shape; oval shape leaves …………….... Mangivera indica
5. a. Even edged young leaves ……………………………………... . Averhoe bilimbi
   b. Non even edged young leaves; notched edged leaves ……………..….....Rosa sp.
6. a. Plants having rhizome ……………………………………………..… Cyperus sp.
   b. Plants not having rhizome ……………………………………….…………...7
7. a. Plant having hanging roots …………………………………………. Pandanus sp.
   b. Plant not having hanging roots …………………………………………..…..8
8. a. Plant having tuber ……………………………………………………Curcuma sp.
   b. Plant not having tuber ……………………………………………………….. 9
9. a. Clumping plants …………………………………………………….. Bambusa sp.
   b. Non clumping plants …………………………………………...……… Zea mays

Conclusion

Determination key is make it easy to classify living things based on the characteristics they possess. The key goal of determination is to recognize the characteristics of living things, and then the living beings are identified so that they can be classified according to the right taxon (from kingdoms, phylum, divisions, orders, classes, etc.).

Sources :

Dichotomous-key

Classification

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