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.

Leontice clade Eudicots
Gymnospermium clade Eudicots
Plagiorhegma clade Eudicots
Pulsatilla clade Eudicots
Actaea clade Eudicots
Caltha clade Eudicots
Eranthis clade Eudicots
Isopyrum clade Eudicots
Myosurus clade Eudicots
Xanthorhiza clade Eudicots
Consolida clade Eudicots
Clematis clade Eudicots
Aquilegia clade Eudicots
Caulophyllum clade Eudicots
Anemone clade Eudicots
Diphylleia clade Eudicots
Gironniera nervosa clade Eudicots
Gironniera subaequalis clade Eudicots
Gironniera hirta clade Eudicots
Phenax rugosus clade Eudicots
Villebrunea pedunculata clade Eudicots
Corydalis clade Eudicots
Fumaria clade Eudicots
Adlumia clade Eudicots
Pseudofumaria clade Eudicots
Capnoides clade Eudicots
Ceratocapnos clade Eudicots
Cysticapnos clade Eudicots
Dactylicapnos clade Eudicots
Hypecoum clade Eudicots
Lamprocapnos clade Eudicots
Sarcopyramis clade Eudicots
Delphinium clade Eudicots
Helleborus clade Eudicots
Obetia radula clade Eudicots
Zygophyllaceae clade Eudicots
Obetia tenax clade Eudicots
Larrea clade Eudicots
Urticoideae clade Eudicots
Akebia clade Eudicots
Decaisnea clade Eudicots
Holboellia clade Eudicots
Lardizabala clade Eudicots
Rhamnus clade Eudicots
Stauntonia clade Eudicots
Hyoscyamus clade Eudicots
Solanum clade Eudicots
Petunia clade Eudicots
Datura clade Eudicots