Angiosperm Phylogeny Group
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The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group is an international collaboration of botanists that develops and updates widely used classification systems for flowering plants based on molecular phylogenetic evidence.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| APG (Angiosperm Phylogeny Group) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
botanical organization
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scientific collaboration ⓘ taxonomic authority ⓘ |
| abbreviation | APG ⓘ |
| aim |
to provide a consensus classification for angiosperms
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to reflect evolutionary relationships among flowering plants ⓘ to update plant classification in light of new molecular data ⓘ |
| basedOn |
DNA sequence data
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molecular phylogenetic evidence ⓘ |
| characteristic |
collaborative authorship of classification papers
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informal international group of systematic botanists ⓘ no formal institutional structure ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | international botanical community ⓘ |
| develops |
angiosperm phylogeny-based classifications
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classification systems for flowering plants ⓘ |
| field |
botany
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phylogenetics ⓘ plant systematics ⓘ taxonomy of flowering plants ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
angiosperms
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flowering plants ⓘ |
| hasMember |
phylogeneticist
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plant taxonomist ⓘ systematic botanist ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern angiosperm taxonomy
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organization of plant families in botanical gardens ⓘ organization of plant families in herbaria ⓘ plant classification in floras and textbooks ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
APG classification series
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surface form:
APG I classification of angiosperms
APG classification series ⓘ
surface form:
APG II classification of angiosperms
APG III classification ⓘ
surface form:
APG III classification of angiosperms
APG classification series ⓘ
surface form:
APG IV classification of angiosperms
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| produced |
APG III classification
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surface form:
APG II system
APG III classification ⓘ
surface form:
APG III system
APG IV system ⓘ APG IV system ⓘ
surface form:
APG system
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| publicationType | consensus papers in peer-reviewed journals ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | botanical community as a standard for angiosperm classification ⓘ |
| replaced | traditional morphology-based angiosperm classifications in many contexts ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
discussions on angiosperm classification
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scientific publications in plant systematics ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
clades
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monophyletic groups ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
cladistic analysis
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molecular systematics ⓘ |
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APG (Angiosperm Phylogeny Group)