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.

Surianaceae clade Eudicots
Cytisus clade Eudicots
Lathyrus clade Eudicots
Sesbania clade Eudicots
Glycyrrhiza clade Eudicots
Hedysarum clade Eudicots
Millettia clade Eudicots
Cactoideae clade Eudicots
Cactoideae clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Zygophyllales clade Eudicots
Protea flower clade Eudicots
Fagopyrum clade Eudicots
Rumex clade Eudicots
Rumex clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Rheum clade Eudicots
Fallopia clade Eudicots
Fallopia clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Oxyria clade Eudicots
Oxyria clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Muehlenbeckia clade Eudicots
Muehlenbeckia clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Emex clade Eudicots
Emex clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Antigonon clade Eudicots
Antigonon clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Triplaris clade Eudicots
Triplaris clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Calligonum clade Eudicots
Calligonum clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Atraphaxis clade Eudicots
Brunnichia clade Eudicots
Brunnichia clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Polygonoideae clade Eudicots
Polygonoideae clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Eriogonoideae clade Eudicots
Eriogonoideae clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Potentilleae clade Eudicots
Rosoideae clade Eudicots
Polygonella clade Eudicots
Polygonella clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Oxygonum clade Eudicots
Oxygonum clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Gallesia clade Eudicots
Bougainvillea clade Eudicots
Bougainvillea clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Mirabilis clade Eudicots
Boerhavia clade Eudicots
Pisonia clade Eudicots
Abronia clade Eudicots
Acleisanthes clade Eudicots