Eudicots
E16211
Eudicots are a major clade of flowering plants characterized by having two seed leaves (cotyledons) and typically net-like leaf venation, encompassing the majority of known angiosperm species.
Observed surface forms (7)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Core eudicots | 0 | 8 |
| Magnoliopsida | 0 | 8 |
| eudicots | 0 | 5 |
| Eudicotyledonae | 0 | 1 |
| Eudicotyledons | 0 | 1 |
| core eudicots | 0 | 1 |
| eudicotyledons | 0 | 1 |
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
angiosperm clade
→
clade → group of plants → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Eudicots
→
surface form:
eudicotyledons
tricolpates → true dicots → |
| characteristic |
flower parts often in multiples of four or five
→
net-like leaf venation → taproot system common → tricolpate pollen grains → two cotyledons in the seed → vascular bundles arranged in a ring in the stem → |
| contrastedWith |
Magnoliids
→
Liliopsida →
surface form:
Monocots
|
| distinguishedFrom | dicots in older classifications → |
| diversity | high morphological and ecological diversity → |
| division | Magnoliophyta → |
| economicImportance |
includes many fruit trees
→
includes many major crop plants → includes many ornamental plants → |
| estimatedSpeciesCount | over 170000 → |
| evolutionaryOrigin | derived within early angiosperms → |
| exampleSpecies |
Arabidopsis thaliana
→
Glycine max → Sunflowers →
surface form:
Helianthus annuus
Malus →
surface form:
Malus domestica
Rosa spp. → Solanum lycopersicum → |
| includes |
Apiaceae
→
Asteraceae → Asterids → Brassicaceae → Cactaceae → Caryophyllales → Cucurbitaceae → Ericaceae → Fabaceae → Fabids → Lamiaceae → Malvaceae → Malvids → Ranunculaceae → Ranunculales → Rosaceae → Rosids → Saxifragales → Solanaceae → Vitaceae → basal eudicots → core eudicots → |
| kingdom | Plantae → |
| leafVenationType | reticulate venation → |
| partOf |
Magnoliophyta
→
surface form:
Angiosperms
|
| phylum | Angiosperms → |
| pollenType | tricolpate pollen → |
| proportionOfAngiosperms | majority of known angiosperm species → |
| recognizedBy |
APG IV system
→
modern molecular phylogenetics → |
| subdivision |
Eudicots
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
Eudicotyledons
|
| taxonRank | clade → |
| typicalFlowerPartNumber | 4 or 5 → |
| typicalRootSystem | taproot → |
Referenced by (120)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
eudicotyledons
this entity surface form:
eudicots
this entity surface form:
eudicots
subject surface form:
Planera aquatica
this entity surface form:
eudicots
this entity surface form:
eudicots
this entity surface form:
Core eudicots
this entity surface form:
Core eudicots
subject surface form:
Fagales
subject surface form:
Fagales
this entity surface form:
Core eudicots