Metteniusales
E286557
Metteniusales is a small order of flowering plants within the asterid clade, comprising mostly tropical trees and shrubs recognized for their distinctive morphological and molecular traits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Metteniusales canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant order
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| angiospermGroup | mesangiosperms ⓘ |
| belongsTo | core eudicots ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
distinctive molecular traits
ⓘ
distinctive morphological traits ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Asterids ⓘ Eudicots ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida ⓘ |
| contains |
Metteniusaceae
ⓘ
woody taxa ⓘ |
| distribution | tropical regions ⓘ |
| division | Magnoliophyta ⓘ |
| embryoType | dicotyledonous embryo ⓘ |
| firstFormalRecognition | 21st century ⓘ |
| floralSexuality | bisexual flowers ⓘ |
| floralSymmetry | actinomorphic flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType |
drupaceous fruits
ⓘ
fleshy fruits ⓘ |
| growthForm |
shrubs
ⓘ
trees ⓘ |
| habitat | tropical forests ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafPersistence | evergreen ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaves ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | perennial ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Georg Heinrich Mettenius ⓘ |
| ovaryPosition | superior ovary ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| phylogeneticPlacement | within core asterids ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| previousCircumscription | genera formerly placed in various asterid families ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
APG IV system
ⓘ
Angiosperm Phylogeny Group ⓘ |
| reproductiveType | flowering plants ⓘ |
| seedType | endospermic seeds ⓘ |
| subclass |
Asterids
ⓘ
surface form:
Asteridae
|
| systematicBasis |
molecular phylogenetics
ⓘ
morphological evidence ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | order ⓘ |
| taxonomicStatus | small order ⓘ |
| typeFamily | Metteniusaceae ⓘ |
| vascularSystem | angiosperm vascular tissue ⓘ |
| woodType | hardwood ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.