Botany Laboratory Specimens (11/13/15)

PHYLUM CYCADOPHYTA
Specimen (Image)

Specimen (Name)

Scientific Name

Description

Sago Palm

Cycas revoluta

Kingdom Plantae Gymnosperm

Phylum Cycadophyta
male cone Zamia

Ovulate sporophyll
Cycadaceae
Cycad

Cycas circinalis

Specimen (Image)

Specimen (Name)

Scientific Name

Pitogo

Cycas circinalis

Pitogo

Cycas circinalis

Description

Phylum Cycadophyta
Ovulate cone female cone with seeds
Microsporangiate cone male cone (large)
microsporophyll with microspores

Phylum Cycadophyta
Megasporophyll with seeds

Specimen (Image)

Specimen (Name)

Scientific Name

Description

Oliva

Cycas revoluta

Phylum Cycadophyta
Cataphyll of Olivia

Oliva

Cycas revoluta

Megaphyll
For photosynthesis
A compound leaf

Specimen (Image)

Specimen (Name)

Scientific Name

Description

Pitogo

Cycas circinalis

Photosynthetic
A compound leaf

Pitogo (Cataphyll leaf)

Cycas circinalis

Phylum Cycadophyta
Cataphyll leaf
Non-chlorophyllous

PHYLUM GNETOPHYTA

Specimen (Image)

Specimen (Name)

Scientific Name

Description

Gnetum gnemoa

Branch with dicot-like leaves

Phylum Gnetophyta

Ephedra

Kingdom Plantae Gymnosperms

Phylum Gnetophyta
male cone of Ephedra

PHYLUM GINKGOPHYTA

Specimen (Image)

Specimen (Name)

Scientific Name

Description

Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba

Phylum Ginkgophyta
Ginkgo living fossil
Leaf with deep notch seen in long branch
observed dichotomous branching (veins)

Scientific Name

Description

PHYLUM SPHENOPHYTA

Specimen (Image)

Specimen (Name)

Equisetum

Phylum Sphenophyta
Sporangiophore reproductive structure

Specimen (Image)

Specimen (Name)

Scientific Name

Description

Equisetum (jointed stem)

Equisetum ramosissimum

Phylum Sphenophyta
(Horsetail, Scouring rushes, Dutchmans pipe)

Equisetum

Equisetum ramosissimum ssp. debile

Phylum Sphenophyta
(Horsetail or Scouring rushes)
Jointed stem with node and internode with
scale like leaves

Specimen (Image)

Specimen (Name)

Scientific Name

Description

Equisetum

Equisetum ramosissimum ssp. debile

Phylum Sphenophyta
(Scouring rushes)

PHYLUM LYCODOPHYTA

Specimen (Image)

Specimen (Name)

Scientific Name

Description

Selaginella

Selaginella lepidophylla

Exhibiting heterophyllous leaves

Selaginella lepidophylla

Rhizophore root like structure

Microphylls - Stem containing 2 upper rows
of leaves and 2 lower leaves

Selaginella

Specimen (Image)

Specimen (Name)

Scientific Name

Description

Clubmoss

Lycopodium cernuum

Phylum Lycophyta
Mature sporophyte with cones or strobilus

Huperzia

Huperzia phlagmaria

Phylum Lycophyta

PHYLUM PSILOPHYTA
Specimen (Image)

Specimen (Name)

Scientific Name

Description

Psilotum nudum

Phylum Psilophyta
Mature sporophyte with Triloculed
sporangium

Specimen (Name)

Scientific Name

Description

Benguet Pine

Pinus insularis

Whiskfern

PHYLUM CONIFEROPHYTA
Specimen (Image)

Male cone (terminal portion) in long branch

Specimen (Image)

Specimen (Name)

Scientific Name

Description

Cryptomeria

Cryptomeria japonica

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Coniferophyta
Scale-like leaves of Cryptomeria japonica

Spruce

Picea pungens

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Coniferophyta

Specimen (Image)

Specimen (Name)

Scientific Name

Description

Benguet Pine

Pinus insularis

Phylum Coniferophyta
Male cone (cluster) in a long branch with
short branch (3 needle like leaves)

Bunya Pine

Araucaria bidwillii

Phylum Coniferophyta
Juvenile leaves smaller leaves
Older leaves bigger leaves

Specimen (Image)

Specimen (Name)

Pine cone

Mugho Pine

Scientific Name

Description

Pinus lambertiana

Phylum Coniferophyta
Female or ovulate cone and short-branch with
3 needle-like leaves

Pinus mugo-mugo

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Coniferophyta
Short branch and female cone

Specimen (Image)

Specimen (Name)

Scientific Name

Description

Norfolk Pine

Araucaria heterophylla

Phylum Coniferophyta
Scale-like leaves

Benguet Pine

Pinus insularis

Terminal branch with cluster of staminate

cone and needle-leaves

Specimen (Image)

Specimen (Name)

Scientific Name

Description

Cryptomeria

Cryptomeria japonica

Kingdom Plantae-Gymnosperm
Phylum Coniferophyta
Female cone of Cryptomeria japonica

Platycladus

Thuja orientalis

Kingdom Plantae-Gymnosperm
Phylum Coniferophyta
Thuja orientalis with female cone

Specimen (Image)

Specimen (Name)

Scientific Name

Description

Almaciga

Agathis alba

Kingdom Plantae-Gymnosperm
Phylum Coniferophyta
Family Padocarpaceae
Branch of Agathis alba (with female cone)

Cryptomeria

Cryptomeria japonica

Phylum Coniferophyta
Cryptomeria with female cone

PHYLUM PTEROPHYTA
Specimen (Image)

Specimen (Name)

Scientific Name

Description

Birds nest fern

Asplenium nidus

Phylum Pterophyta

Fern Prothallus

Phylum Pterophyta
Heart shaped gametophyte
Unisexual

Specimen (Image)

Specimen (Name)

Scientific Name

Description

Nephrolepis (Alolokdo)

Nephrolepis exaltata

Phylum Pterophyta
Compound leaf small lamina are pinna

Maiden hair fern

Phylum Pterophyta

Specimen (Image)

Specimen (Name)

Scientific Name

Description

Phylum Pterophyta

Phylum Pterophyta

Phylum Pterophyta
1 Indusium
2 Sporangium
3 Annulus
4 Lip cell

Specimen (Image)

Specimen (Name)

Scientific Name

Description

Phylum Pterophyta
Leaf development circinate
venation

Fiddle head of fern

PHYLUM BRYOPHYTA
Specimen (Image)

Specimen (Name)

Scientific Name

Description

Moss

Barbula orientalis

Phylum Bryophyta
Class Musci

Moss
Antheridium
(male)

Phylum Bryophyta
Antheridium club shaped
A Sperm cells
B Spore producing
C Sterile jacket cell

Moss
Sporophyte
capsule

1 Peristone
2 Columella
3 Opercullum
4 Calyptra
5 Spores/Sporangium
6 Foot
7 - Seta

Specimen (Image)

Specimen (Name)

Moss plant
Sporophyte with
gametophyte

Scientific Name

Description

Blue pin sporangium of sporophyte

Pink pin - gametophyte

Moss plant

Phylum Bryophyta

Specimen (Image)

Specimen (Name)

Moss plant
Sporophyte with
gametophyte

Scientific Name

Description

Blue pin sporangium of sporophyte

Pink pin - gametophyte

Moss plant

Phylum Bryophyta

Specimen (Image)

Specimen (Name)

Moss gametophtye

Phylum Bryophyta
(Archegonium)

Scientific Name

Description

Phylum Bryophyta
Loop like whorl arrangement
1 midrib like costa

Phylum Bryophyta
Archegonium (female)
Present with moss and marchantia
1 Sterile jacket cells
2 Neck canal cells
3 venter (enlarged lower part)
4 egg
5 - ostium

PHYLUM ANTHOCEROPHYTA
Specimen (Image)

Specimen (Name)

Scientific Name

Description

Hornworts

Anthoceros

Phylum Anthocerodophyta
Class Anthocerotae

PHYLUM HEPATOPHYTA

Male Marchantia

Marchantia

Phylum Hepaticophyta

Marchantia with
gema cup

Marchantia

Asexual means of reproduction

Marchantia

Archegoniophore

Marchantia

Phylum Hepatophyta
Antheridiophore male branch
Antheridium club shaped
SPERMS - container

Phylum Hepatophyta
Archegoniophore female branch
Egg containing structure

Marchantia
Gamma cup

Marchantia
(Female)

Marchantia

Phylum Hepatophyta

Phylum Hepatophyta

Marchantia
(Male)

Phylum Hepatophyta
Antheridiophore - male

CROSS SECTION
CROSS SECTION

Name

Scientific name

Description

Equisetum

Equisetum strobilus

Pointed: Sporangiophore

CROSS SECTION

Name

Description

Marchantia
LIVERWORT

Phylum Hepatophyta
Antheridiophore- male branch
Pointed: Antheridium on the antheridial disc

CROSS SECTION

Name

Description

Phylum Hepatophyta
Marchantia
MATURED
SPOROPHYTE

CROSS SECTION

Name

Description

Marchantia
(FEMALE
BRANCH)

Phylum Hepatophyta
Archegoniophore female branch
Pointed: Archegonium with egg

CROSS SECTION

Name

Description

Phylum Lycodophyta
Pointed: Antheridium with microspores
Strobilus of
Selaginella

CROSS SECTION

Name

Description

Lycopodium
Strobilus

Phylum Pteridophyta
Lycopodium
Strobilus

CROSS SECTION

Name

Description

Selaginella

Phylum Lycophyta
Microstrobilus male with microsporangium inside are
microspores

CROSS SECTION

Name

Description

Equisetum

Phylum Spenophyta
Strobilus longitudinal section

CROSS SECTION

Name

Fern leaf

Description