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.

Boisduvalia clade Eudicots
Kneiffia clade Eudicots
Xylonagra clade Eudicots
Nesaea clade Eudicots
Rotala clade Eudicots
Ammannia clade Eudicots
Heimia clade Eudicots
Peplis clade Eudicots
Diplusodon clade Eudicots
Physocalymma clade Eudicots
Lafoensia clade Eudicots
Pemphis clade Eudicots
Tetrataxis clade Eudicots
Didiplis clade Eudicots
Crenea clade Eudicots
Hionanthera clade Eudicots
Salvadoropsis clade Eudicots
Peridiscus clade Eudicots
Lythroideae clade Eudicots
Medinilla clade Eudicots
Penaea clade Eudicots
Brachysiphon clade Eudicots
Endonema clade Eudicots
Glischrocolla clade Eudicots
Nylandtia clade Eudicots
Sonderothamnus clade Eudicots
Stylapterus clade Eudicots
Tetrataenium (Penaeaceae context may vary; check current taxonomy) clade Eudicots
subject surface form: Tetrataenium
Olinia clade Eudicots
Rhynchocalyx clade Eudicots
Duabanga family clade Eudicots
Psiloxylaceae clade Eudicots
Emblingiaceae clade Eudicots
Leptospermum clade Eudicots
Tristaniopsis clade Eudicots
Circaea clade Eudicots
Camissonia clade Eudicots
Hauya clade Eudicots
Taraxia clade Eudicots
Galpinia clade Eudicots
Adenaria clade Eudicots
Physostemon clade Eudicots
Pleurophora clade Eudicots
Tibouchina clade Eudicots
Saltera clade Eudicots
Heteropyxis clade Eudicots
Elaeocarpaceae clade Eudicots
Celastrales clade Eudicots
Cleomaceae clade Eudicots
Stachyuraceae clade Eudicots