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.

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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

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Superasterids includes Metteniusales