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.

Schinus clade Eudicots
Rhus clade Eudicots
Lagerstroemia (crape myrtle) clade Eudicots
subject surface form: Lagerstroemia
Combretocarpus clade Eudicots
Polygonanthus clade Eudicots
Maleae clade Eudicots
Parkinsonia clade Eudicots
Nitrariaceae clade Eudicots
Tetradiclidaceae clade Eudicots
Kirkiaceae clade Eudicots
Astronium clade Eudicots
Rutaceae clade Eudicots
Biebersteiniaceae clade Eudicots
Lannea clade Eudicots
Meliaceae clade Eudicots
Burseraceae clade Eudicots
Simaroubaceae clade Eudicots
Anisophyllea clade Eudicots
Semecarpus clade Eudicots
Prunus spinulosa clade Eudicots
Eriogonum clade Eudicots
Lamiales clade Eudicots
Lentibulariaceae clade Eudicots
Pisum clade Eudicots
Glycine clade Eudicots
Arachis belongsToClade Eudicots
this entity surface form: eudicots
Astragalus clade Eudicots
Onobrychis clade Eudicots
Galega clade Eudicots
Ulex clade Eudicots
Melilotus clade Eudicots
Indigofera clade Eudicots
Vigna clade Eudicots
Asterales clade Eudicots
Asterales clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Helianthus belongsToClade Eudicots
this entity surface form: eudicots
Taraxacum clade Eudicots
Chrysanthemum clade Eudicots
Cynara clade Eudicots
Tagetes clade Eudicots
Solidago clade Eudicots
Achillea clade Eudicots
Senecio clade Eudicots
Echinacea clade Eudicots
Liatris clade Eudicots
Aster clade Eudicots
Lactuca clade Eudicots
Capsicum clade Eudicots
Cichorium clade Eudicots
Polygalaceae clade Eudicots