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.

All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Eudicots canonical 843
Core eudicots 48
eudicots 16

How this entity was disambiguated

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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (920)

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

Pteleopsis clade Eudicots
Thiloa clade Eudicots
Duabanga clade Eudicots
Conocarpus clade Eudicots
Swainsona stenodonta clade Eudicots
Swainsona tenuis clade Eudicots
Platanus clade Eudicots
Platanaceae clade Eudicots
Swainsona viridis clade Eudicots
Tetracera volubilis clade Eudicots
Cunoniaceae clade Eudicots
Brunelliaceae clade Eudicots
Huaceae clade Eudicots
Tremandraceae clade Eudicots
Oxalis clade Eudicots
Elaeocarpus clade Eudicots
Cunonia clade Eudicots
Cephalotus clade Eudicots
Capparaceae clade Eudicots
Gyrostemonaceae clade Eudicots
Salvadoraceae clade Eudicots
Setchellanthaceae clade Eudicots
Bataceae clade Eudicots
Koeberliniaceae clade Eudicots
Akaniaceae clade Eudicots
Tropaeolaceae clade Eudicots
Crossosomataceae clade Eudicots
Ixerbaceae clade Eudicots
Corymbia clade Eudicots
Geranium clade Eudicots
Erodium clade Eudicots
Monsonia clade Eudicots
Sarcocaulon clade Eudicots
Hypseocharis clade Eudicots
Heritiera clade Eudicots
Cyclocarya clade Eudicots
Oreomunnea clade Eudicots
Myrica clade Eudicots
Morella clade Eudicots
Canacomyrica clade Eudicots
Fuscospora clade Eudicots
Lophozonia clade Eudicots
Trisyngyne clade Eudicots
Ticodendron clade Eudicots
Rhoiptelea clade Eudicots
Epilobium clade Eudicots
Chamerion clade Eudicots
Clarkia clade Eudicots
Gaura clade Eudicots
Lopezia clade Eudicots