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.

Swainsona clade Eudicots
Clianthus formosus clade Eudicots
Limonium clade Eudicots
Acantholimon clade Eudicots
Gentianaceae clade Eudicots
Atriplex clade Eudicots
Aquifoliales clade Eudicots
Armeria clade Eudicots
Goniolimon clade Eudicots
Goniolimon clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Pyrus betulifolia belongsToClade Eudicots
this entity surface form: eudicots
Dipsacales clade Eudicots
Solanales clade Eudicots
Plantaginaceae clade Eudicots
Dianthus clade Eudicots
Dianthus clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Cerastium clade Eudicots
Cerastium clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Vaccaria clade Eudicots
Silene clade Eudicots
Silene clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Lychnis clade Eudicots
Lychnis clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Ericales clade Eudicots
Stellaria clade Eudicots
Tamarix clade Eudicots
Myricaria clade Eudicots
Myricaria clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Myrtama clade Eudicots
Myrtama clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Agrostemma clade Eudicots
Agrostemma clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Betulaceae clade Eudicots
Casuarinaceae clade Eudicots
Alzateaceae clade Eudicots
Crypteroniaceae clade Eudicots
Lythrum clade Eudicots
Sonneratia clade Eudicots
Fagales clade Eudicots
Fagales clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Fagus clade Eudicots
Lithocarpus clade Eudicots
Maoutia clade Eudicots
Huerteales clade Eudicots
Trapaceae clade Eudicots
Trapaceae clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Combretaceae belongsToClade Eudicots
this entity surface form: eudicots
Myrtales clade Eudicots
Oxalidales clade Eudicots
Brassicales clade Eudicots