Course: Dendrology

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Course title Dendrology
Course code BOT/DEN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vašut Radim Jan, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
The main attention is paid to practical determination of wood species. I will present main determination characters in order to students would be able to determine the common trees and shrubs in Czechia. Discussed species will be characterised in major biological aspects: taxonomical and nomenclatorial peculiarities, genetical and evolutionary backgrounds, phytogeography and ecology. Integral part of the course is an excursion through parks of Olomouc with demonstration of common woody species. 1. Conifers and Ginkgo: Ginkgoales, Pinaceae, Cupressaceae, Taxaceae (incl. Cephalotaxaceae) 2. Ancestral Dicots: Magnolids (Magnolia, Liriodendron, Drymis), ancestral Rosids (Berberis, Mahonia, Akebia, Decaisnea, Calycanthus, Euptelea, Platanus, Liquidamabar, Hamamelis, Parrotia, Parrotiopsis, Cercidiphyllum) 3. Fagales (Fagus, Quercus, Castanea, Betula, Alnus, Ostrya, Carpinus, Corylus, Nothofagus, Juglans, Carya, Pterocarya) 4. Rosales [excl. Rosaceae] (Ulmus, Zelkova, Hemiptelea, Planera, Celtis, Morus, Broussonetia, Maclura, Elaeagnus, Hippophae, Rhamnus s.l.) 5. Rosaceae (focusing especially on genera such as Prunus & Spiraea, additional overview on most important species only across the family) 6. Fabales, COM clade (Salix, Populus, Hypericum, Celastrus, Euonymus, etc.) 7. Malvids (Tilia, Hibiscus, Acer, Aesculus, Koelreuteria, Ailanthus, Tetradium, Phellodendron, Ptelea, Poncirus, Rhus, Staphylea, etc.) 8. Cornales (Cornus, Davidia, Altingium, Nyssa), Hydrangeales (Philadelphus, Deutzia, Hydrangea) Ericales (Actinidia, Styrax, Halesia, Clethra, Diospyros, important members of Ericaceae), Caryophyllales (Tamarix, Bouganvillea, Plumbago) 9. Asterids (Fraxinus, Jasminum, Syringa, Viburnum, Catalpa, Paulownia, Weigela, Lonicera, Kolkwitzia etc.) 10. Excursion to parks and botanical gardens of Olomouc

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Observation, Demonstration, Projection (static, dynamic)
Learning outcomes
Aim of this course is to introduce to students the cultivated woody species in the Czech Republic and Europe.
- Explain phylogenetic differences among major groups of woody taxa of the world - Describe main taxonomical groups of cultivated trees in Europe - Relate taxonomy of cultivated trees and shrubs to their biosystematic, geographic and evolutionary characteristics - Identify the most common species of cultivated trees and shrubs in Czechia
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge in Plant Morphology

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam

1. determination test (75%) 2. oral exam: three questions on characteristics of selected taxonomical groups (genus or family) a) general characteristics of some group (randomly selected) b) species overview and determination characters of some group (randomly selected) c) brief general characteristics + species overview of some group (freely chosen by the student)
Recommended literature
  • Cigánek D. a kol. Druhy rostlin botanické zahrady PřF UP.
  • Coombes A. J. (2006). Stromy. Knižní klub, Praha.
  • Coombes A. J. (2000). Trees. Dorling Kindersley, London.
  • Červenka M., Cigánová K. (1980). Klíč k určování dřevin podle pupenů a větviček. SPN Praha.
  • Hieke K. (1984). České zámecké parky a jejich dřeviny. SZN, Praha.
  • Hieke K. (1985). Moravské zámecké parky a jejich dřeviny. SZN, Praha.
  • Hieke K. (1978). Praktická dendrologie, Vol. 1-2. SZN Praha.
  • Horáček P. (2007). Encyklopedie listnatých stromů a keřů. Computer Press, Brno [Velmi dobrá kniha, ALE zatížena mnoha chybami (nomenklatura, nesprávné fotky].
  • Johnson O., More D. (2004). Tree Guide: The Most Complete Field Guide to the Trees of Britain and Europe. HarperCollins UK.
  • Koblížek J. (2000). Jehličnaté a listnaté dřeviny našich zahrad a parků. Sursum, Tišnov.
  • Kremer B. P. (1995). Stromy: v Evropě zdomácnělé a zavedené druhy. Ikar, Praha.
  • Krüssmann G. (1978). Evropské dřeviny. SZN, Praha.
  • Krüssmann G. (1976). Handbuch der Laubgehölze I. - III.. Berlin.
  • Krüssmann G. (1983). Handbuch der Nadelgehölze. Berlin.
  • Pilát A. (1964). Jehličnaté stromy a keře našich zahrad a parků. ČSAV, Praha.
  • Pilát A. (1953). Listnaté stromy a keře našich zahrad a parků. ČSAV, Praha.
  • Russel T., Cutlerová C. (2007). Stromy - světová encyklopedie. Fortuna Libiri.
  • van Gelderen D. M., de Jong P. C., Oterdoom H. J. (2005). Maples of the World. Timber Press, Inc.
  • Vašut, R. J., & Pěnkavová, T. (2008). Dřeviny: průvodce dřevinami Botanické zahrady Přírodovědecké fakulty Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci.
  • Vašut R.J., Duchoslav M., Dančák M. a kol. Portál České Flóry.


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