Magnoliophyta

E10404
angiosperm clade plant division taxon

Magnoliophyta is the large division of flowering plants (angiosperms) that produce seeds enclosed within fruits and include most familiar trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants.

Aliases (4)
Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf angiosperm clade →
plant division →
taxon →
commonName angiosperms →
flowering plants →
contrastedWith Gymnospermae →
distinguishedFromGymnospermsBy presence of flowers →
seeds enclosed in fruits →
diversity most diverse group of land plants →
ecologicalRole contribute to carbon sequestration →
primary producers in most terrestrial ecosystems →
provide habitat for animals →
economicImportance major source of human food crops →
ornamental plants →
source of fibers →
source of medicines →
source of timber →
estimatedSpeciesNumber over 250000 species →
fossilRecord present in Early Cretaceous →
hasCharacteristic double fertilization →
endosperm formation →
has ovules enclosed in an ovary →
phloem with companion cells →
produces flowers →
produces seeds enclosed in fruits →
xylem with vessel elements →
higherClassification Angiospermae →
includes Liliopsida →
Magnoliopsida →
basal angiosperms →
eudicots →
many herbaceous plants →
monocots →
most shrubs →
most trees →
kingdom Plantae →
photosyntheticPathway C3 →
C4 →
CAM →
pollination bats →
birds →
insects →
other animals →
wind →
reproduction sexual reproduction via flowers →
seedDispersal animals →
water →
wind →
subdivisionOf Tracheophyta →
taxonRank division →
Referenced by (135)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Adolphia ("Angiosperms") →
Alchemilla ("Angiosperms") →
Ampelocera ("Angiosperms") →
Anacardiaceae ("Angiosperms") →
Anisophylleaceae ("Angiosperms") →
Argemone ("Angiosperms") →
Barbeyaceae ("Angiosperms") →
Basellaceae ("Angiosperms") →
Berberidaceae ("Angiosperms") →
Boehmeria ("Angiosperms") →
Camellia ("Angiosperms") →
Caryophyllales ("Angiosperms") →
Castilla ("Angiosperms") →
Ceanothus ("Angiosperms") →
Cecropia ("Angiosperms") →
Celtis ("Angiosperms") →
Chaetachme ("Angiosperms") →
Circaeasteraceae ("Angiosperms") →
Colubrina ("Angiosperms") →
Cucurbitales ("Angiosperms") →
Cypholophus ("Angiosperms") →
Dirachma ("Angiosperms") →
Dorstenia ("Angiosperms") →
Droseraceae ("Angiosperms") →
Elaeagnaceae ("Angiosperms") →
Elaeagnus ("Angiosperms") →
Elatostema ("Angiosperms") →
Fabales ("Angiosperms") →
Faboideae ("Angiosperms") →
Fagaceae ("Angiosperms") →
Fagales ("Angiosperms") →
Fatoua ("Angiosperms") →
Forsskaolea ("Angiosperms") →
Frangula ("Angiosperms") →
Gironniera ("Angiosperms") →
Glaucium ("Angiosperms") →
Gouania ("Angiosperms") →
Helinus ("Angiosperms") →
Hesperethusa ("Angiosperms") →
Hesperocnide ("Angiosperms") →
Holoptelea ("Angiosperms") →
Hunnemannia ("Angiosperms") →
Hydrastidaceae ("Angiosperms") →
Lardizabalaceae ("Angiosperms") →
Lupinus ("Angiosperms") →
Macleaya ("Angiosperms") →
Menispermaceae ("Angiosperms") →
Nanocnide ("Angiosperms") →
Nyctaginaceae ("Angiosperms") →
Paradichrostachys ("Angiosperms") →
Parietaria ("Angiosperms") →
Photinia ("Angiosperms") →
Physocarpus ("Angiosperms") →
Picramniaceae ("Angiosperms") →
Pilea ("Angiosperms") →
Planera ("Angiosperms") →
Potentilla ("Angiosperms") →
Pouzolzia ("Angiosperms") →
Ranunculidae ("Angiosperms") →
Rhododendron ("Angiosperms") →
Romneya ("Angiosperms") →
Rosa ("Angiosperms") →
Rosaceae ("Angiosperms") →
Sapindales ("Angiosperms") →
Sarcochlamys ("Angiosperms") →
Scutia ("Angiosperms") →
Solanum lycopersicum ("Angiosperms") →
Spiraea ("Angiosperms") →
Spyridium ("Angiosperms") →
Trophis ("Angiosperms") →
Villebrunea ("Angiosperms") →
Zelkova ("Angiosperms") →
Zhengyia ("Angiosperms") →
Ziziphus ("Angiosperms") →
clade
Aizoaceae →
Artocarpus →
Asteraceae →
Asterids →
Bagassa →
Beta vulgaris →
Boehmeriopsis →
Brassicaceae →
Cannabaceae →
Cannabis →
Caryophyllales →
Chelidonium →
Cotoneaster →
Cucurbitaceae →
Dendrocnide →
Dirachmaceae →
Eudicots →
Eupteleaceae →
Fabaceae →
Fagales →
Ficus →
Fumariaceae →
Humulus →
Hydrastidaceae →
Lamiaceae →
Liliopsida →
Malus →
Malvids →
Mangifera →
Moraceae →
Myriocarpa →
Oreocnide →
Phytolaccaceae →
Platystemon →
Polygonaceae →
Ranunculaceae →
Ranunculales →
Ranunculidae →
Rhamnaceae →
Rosales →
Rosidae →
Rosids →
Sapindales →
Solanaceae →
Sorbus →
Tamaricaceae →
Urticaceae →
Urticaceae →
division
Caryophyllales ("Magnoliopsida") →
Fabaceae ("Magnoliopsida") →
Ranunculales ("Magnoliopsida") →
class
Eudicots ("Angiosperms") →
Superasterids ("angiosperms") →
partOf
Amaranthaceae →
Rosidae ("Angiosperms") →
phylum
Planera aquatica ("Angiosperms") →
belongsToClade
Plantae →
hasDivision
Magnoliophyta ("Angiospermae") →
higherClassification
Spermatophyta ("Angiospermae") →
includes
Rosidae ("Angiosperms") →
subdivisionOf
Rosids ("Angiosperms") →
unrankedClade
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