Magnoliophyta

E10404

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

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Angiosperms 940
Magnoliophyta canonical 255
Magnoliopsida 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf angiosperm clade
plant division
taxon
commonName angiosperms
flowering plants
contrastedWith Spermatophyta
surface form: 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 Magnoliophyta self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Theleophyton clade Magnoliophyta
this entity surface form: Angiosperms
Triplaris peruviana clade Magnoliophyta
this entity surface form: Angiosperms