Asparagales
E240297
Asparagales is a large order of flowering monocot plants that includes diverse families such as asparagus, orchids, irises, and agaves.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asparagales canonical | 14 |
| Asparagales sensu APG IV | 1 |
Statements (74)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monocot order
ⓘ
plant order ⓘ taxonomic rank ⓘ |
| belongsToClade |
Asparagales
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Asparagales sensu APG IV
|
| circumscribedBy | Angiosperm Phylogeny Group ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Liliopsida ⓘ
surface form:
Monocots
|
| class | Liliopsida ⓘ |
| distribution | cosmopolitan ⓘ |
| division | Magnoliophyta ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
food crops
ⓘ
medicinal plants ⓘ ornamental plants ⓘ source of spices ⓘ |
| habitat |
epiphytic habitats (especially orchids)
ⓘ
terrestrial habitats ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
flowering plants
ⓘ
monocotyledonous ⓘ mostly herbaceous ⓘ often with bulbs or rhizomes ⓘ often with parallel-veined leaves ⓘ |
| includesCrop |
asparagus (vegetable)
ⓘ
garlic ⓘ leek ⓘ onion ⓘ vanilla (spice) ⓘ |
| includesFamily |
Agavoideae
ⓘ
Amaryllidaceae ⓘ
surface form:
Alliaceae (sensu lato)
Amaryllidaceae ⓘ Asparagaceae ⓘ Asteliaceae ⓘ Doryanthaceae ⓘ
surface form:
Blandfordiaceae
Boryaceae ⓘ Doryanthaceae ⓘ Iridaceae ⓘ
surface form:
Hemerocallidaceae (in some systems)
Hypoxidaceae ⓘ Iridaceae ⓘ Ixioliriaceae ⓘ Johnsoniaceae (in some systems) ⓘ Lanariaceae ⓘ Orchidaceae ⓘ Tecophilaeaceae ⓘ Xanthorrhoeaceae (historically) ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Agave tequilana
ⓘ
surface form:
Agave
Allium ⓘ Aloe ⓘ Asparagus ⓘ Cymbidium ⓘ Dendrobium ⓘ Hippeastrum ⓘ Iris ⓘ Narcissus ⓘ Orchis ⓘ Phalaenopsis ⓘ Vanilla ⓘ Yucca ⓘ |
| includesOrnamental |
amaryllis
ⓘ
daffodil ⓘ garden iris ⓘ many orchids ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| namedBy | Friedrich Wilhelm Neger ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
contains Orchidaceae, one of the largest plant families
ⓘ
includes many geophytes with underground storage organs ⓘ |
| phylogeneticPosition | basal lineage within core Asparagales for some families ⓘ |
| pollination |
bird-pollinated species
ⓘ
insect-pollinated species ⓘ wind-pollinated species (some) ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
APG III classification
ⓘ
surface form:
APG III system
APG IV system ⓘ |
| subclass | Liliidae ⓘ |
| superorder | Lilianae ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | order ⓘ |
| typeFamily | Asparagaceae ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Joshua tree
this entity surface form:
Asparagales sensu APG IV