General Botany Laboratory

Group no._9_

Group members:

Robles, Carlo Miguel____________________________________________________ ________________

Santos, Ray Angelo_____________________________________________________________________
Sebastian, Gerard Miguel________________________________________________________________
Tolentino, Ian_________________________________________________________________________
MBIO 6
Date:_August 28, 2018_
Forms of Plants
Objectives:
Following this exercise the students should be able to:
 Identify the different forms of plants
 Recognize the differences between the different forms of plants.

Introduction:

Plants with different growth forms and habits will characterize different habitats and stages of
succession. In order to understand the processes of succession, you should be familiar with the major
strategies of plant growth and form. One of the major differences in life history strategies among plants
is how long they take to complete their life cycles. Annual plants (annuals) complete their cycles in a
single year. Seeds germinate in the spring, all individuals flower during the summer, and drop seeds in
the fall. These plants live only a single year. Because they have only a single chance to reproduce,
annual plants produce large numbers of seeds; often only, a few of these many seeds survive. In
contrast, perennial plants (perennials) live for many years. Perennials flower and produce seeds for
many growing seasons. Since they have multiple chances to reproduce, they may produce fewer seeds,
which have a better chance of survival. Some plants are biennials, and have a life cycle, which lasts two
years. These plants store energy, build a strong root system the first year, over winter as a low rosette of
leaves, then flower, and produce seeds during their second summer. After they produce seeds, the
plants die. Relatively few plant species are biennials, and most of these are weeds.

Plants come in a wide variety of sizes and shapes, but can be classified into a few growth forms,
or anatomical types. Herbacous plants (herbs) lack above ground woody tissue. Herbaceous plants
include grasses, "weeds", and most common wild and garden flowers. All annuals and biennials are
herbaceous; many perennials are also herbaceous. Herbaceous plants devote most of their energy to
rapid growth and production of flowers and seeds. Shrubs are smaller woody plants, usually less than 3
meters high. Shrubs have multiple stems arising from (or close to) ground level. Trees are large woody
plants, usually over nine meters in height, usually with a single main stem. Trees and shrubs are all
perennials, and they devote their first few years to production of energetically expensive woody tissue.
They delay reproduction in order to use resources to produce permanent structures. Vines have
elongate stems adapted for climbing. They may produce tendrils that help them to cling to trees and
shrubs. Vines may or not have woody tissue.
Source: http://bio.rutgers.edu/~gb102/lab_13/13i2m.html

Activity

1. Familiarize yourself with the specific areas inside UST (you may download a map on the
internet).
2. Inside the campus, locate 5 examples of trees, 5 shrubs, 5 herbs, and 5 examples of vines.
Identify the scientific name and common name of each example; take a clear field photograph
of the vegetative parts, and reproductive parts if there are any.

Materials

 Camera (You may use your phone camera)

Form Identification Field photograph Location

inside UST
1 Tree Scientific Field View: Vegetative part:
Name:
Cinnamomum
camphora Lover’s
Lane
Common
Name:
Camphor Tree

2 Tree Scientific Field View: Vegetative part:

Name:
Lagerstroemia Near
speciose Botanical
Garden
Common
Name:
Banaba
3 Tree Scientific Field View: Vegetative part:
Name:
Delonix regia Lover’s
Lane
Common
Name:
Fire Tree

4 Tree Scientific Field View: Vegetative part:

Name:
Artocarpus Lover’s
heterophyllus Lane

Common
Name:
Nangka

5 Tree Scientific Field View: Vegetative part:

Name:
Schefflera Near
actinophylla Miguel
Benavides
Common statue
Name:
Octopus Tree
6 shrub Scientific Field View: Vegetative part:
Name:
Triphasia Botanical
trifolia (Burm.f. Garden
) P. Wilson

Common
Name:
Limonsito

7 Shrub Scientific Field View: Vegetative part:

Name:
Dissotis Botanical
rotundifolia Garden

Common
Name:
Dissotis

8 Shrub Scientific Field View: Vegetative part:

Name:
Plumeria Rosarium
obtusa

Common
Name:
Plumeria
 Reproductive part:

9 Shrub Scientific Field View: Vegetative part:

Name:
Ixora coccinea Near Arch
of the
Common Centuries
Name:
Santan

Reproductive part:
10 shrub Scientific Field View: Vegetative part:
Name:
Cordyline Quadricen
fruticosa tennial
square
Common
Name:
Red Leaf
Florida

11 Herb Scientific Field View: Vegetative part:

Name:
Sellaginella Botanical
plana hieron Garden

Common
Name:
Asian
Spikemoss

12 Herb Scientific Field View: Vegetative part:

Name:
Nephrolepis Botanical
hirsutula Garden

Common
Name:
Alolokdo
13 Herb Scientific Field View: Vegetative part:
Name:
Capiscum Botanical
frutescens Garden

Common
Name:
Chili

14 Herb Scientific Field View: Vegetative part:

Name:
Coleus blumei Botanical
Benth Garden

Common
Name:
Mayana

15 Herb Scientific Field View: Vegetative part:

Name:
Curcuma Botanical
domestica Garden
Valet.

Common
Name:
Luyang Dilaw
16 Vines Scientific Field View: Vegetative part:
Name:
Acianthera Botanical
pectinata Garden

Common
Name:
Orchid

17 Vines Scientific Field View: Vegetative part:

Name:
Luffa Botanical
acutangula Garden

Common
Name:
Parola

18 Vines Scientific Field View: Vegetative part:

Name:
Aristolochia Botanical
tagala cham Garden

Common
Name:
Malaube