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.

Crossosomatales clade Eudicots
Picramniales clade Eudicots
Myrtaceae clade Eudicots
Geraniaceae clade Eudicots
Fabids isPartOf Eudicots
Fabids belongsTo Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Myricaceae clade Eudicots
Myricaceae clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Nothofagaceae clade Eudicots
Ticodendraceae clade Eudicots
Onagraceae clade Eudicots
Lythraceae clade Eudicots
Melastomataceae clade Eudicots
Penaeaceae clade Eudicots
Heteropyxidaceae clade Eudicots
Oliniaceae clade Eudicots
Rhynchocalycaceae clade Eudicots
Duabangaceae clade Eudicots
Myrtus belongsToClade Eudicots
this entity surface form: eudicots
Psidium clade Eudicots
Syzygium belongsToClade Eudicots
this entity surface form: eudicots
Callistemon clade Eudicots
Melaleuca clade Eudicots
Punica clade Eudicots
Quercus clade Eudicots
Castanea clade Eudicots
Castanopsis clade Eudicots
Trigonobalanus clade Eudicots
Menispermum clade Eudicots
Cissampelos clade Eudicots
Tinospora clade Eudicots
Stephania clade Eudicots
Anamirta clade Eudicots
Vochysiaceae clade Eudicots
Pouzolzia sanguinea clade Eudicots
Moroideae clade Eudicots
Pouzolzia parasitica clade Eudicots
Pouzolzia ceylanica clade Eudicots
Pouzolzia urticifolia belongsToClade Eudicots
this entity surface form: eudicots
Pouzolzia heterophylla clade Eudicots
tribe Dorstenieae clade Eudicots
subject surface form: Dorstenieae
Pouzolzia hirta belongsToClade Eudicots
this entity surface form: eudicots
Geraniales clade Eudicots
Geraniales clade Eudicots
this entity surface form: Core eudicots
Viola tricolor clade Eudicots
Mahonia clade Eudicots
Epimedium clade Eudicots
Podophyllum clade Eudicots
Vancouveria clade Eudicots
Jeffersonia clade Eudicots