Guia prático de termos florais: subsídio ao ensino de botânica

Abstract

Botany areas are usually part of the first periods in Biology undergraduate courses. It deals with a great number of specific terms related both to morphology, life cycles and the taxonomy itself. The aim of this research was to create and use a Practical Guide for floral terminology as an additional tool for teaching the discipline “Biology and Systematics of Vascular Plants''. The Guide has been conceived during the practice as a tutor for seven months under the “Programa de Tutoria (ProTut)". The author realized the need for a supporting material, which was elaborated using images and graphic illustrations, associated with revised concepts of the literature. In view of this, it can be observed that the Practical Guide of floral terms was significant for the development of students in the context of Vascular Plants discipline.