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.

Allionia clade Eudicots
Allionia clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Colignonia clade Eudicots
Colignonia clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Guapira clade Eudicots
Neea clade Eudicots
Neea clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Basella clade Eudicots
Maloideae belongsToClade Eudicots
this entity surface form: eudicots
Petiveria clade Eudicots
Tournonia clade Eudicots
Tournonia clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Anredera clade Eudicots
Anredera clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Escalloniales clade Eudicots
Bruniales clade Eudicots
Bruniales class Eudicots
this entity surface form: Eudicotyledoneae
Icacinales clade Eudicots
Metteniusales clade Eudicots
Vahliales clade Eudicots
Vahliales clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Beta clade Eudicots
Betoideae clade Eudicots
Betoideae clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Carpobrotus clade Eudicots
Lithops clade Eudicots
Fenestraria clade Eudicots
Fenestraria clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Conophytum clade Eudicots
Claytonia clade Eudicots
Montia clade Eudicots
Montia clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Cornales clade Eudicots
Araliaceae clade Eudicots
Spinacia clade Eudicots
Salsola clade Eudicots
Paracryphiales clade Eudicots
Boraginales clade Eudicots
Plumbago clade Eudicots
Ceratostigma clade Eudicots
Statice clade Eudicots
Campanulaceae clade Eudicots
Salsoloideae clade Eudicots
Chenopodium clade Eudicots
Mesembryanthemum clade Eudicots
Mesembryanthemum clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Desert rose hasClade Eudicots