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.

Boehmeriopsis belongsToClade Eudicots
this entity surface form: eudicots
Parietaria clade Eudicots
Circaeasteraceae clade Eudicots
Boehmeria clade Eudicots
Zhengyia clade Eudicots
Helinus clade Eudicots
Ceanothus clade Eudicots
Hydrastidaceae clade Eudicots
Elatostema clade Eudicots
Frangula clade Eudicots
Scutia clade Eudicots
Cryptandra clade Eudicots
Adolphia clade Eudicots
Aphananthe clade Eudicots
Cucurbitales clade Eudicots
Cucurbitales clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Camellia clade Eudicots
Parasponia clade Eudicots
Spyridium clade Eudicots
Pteroceltis clade Eudicots
Pomaderris clade Eudicots
Discaria clade Eudicots
Barbeya oleoides clade Eudicots
Urera clade Eudicots
Barbeya clade Eudicots
Amygdaloideae clade Eudicots
Sageretia clade Eudicots
Debregeasia clade Eudicots
Proteaceae clade Eudicots
Hemistylus clade Eudicots
Touchardia clade Eudicots
Soleirolia clade Eudicots
Neraudia clade Eudicots
Leucosyke clade Eudicots
Nesiota belongsToClade Eudicots
this entity surface form: eudicots
Poikilospermum belongsToClade Eudicots
this entity surface form: eudicots
Gonostegia clade Eudicots
Gonostegia clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Pipturus clade Eudicots
Colletia clade Eudicots
Paliurus clade Eudicots
Picramnia clade Eudicots
Nothotalisia clade Eudicots
Alvaradoa clade Eudicots
Malvales clade Eudicots
Pistacia clade Eudicots
Tapirira clade Eudicots
Phylica clade Eudicots
Sarcomphalus clade Eudicots