APG IV system

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The APG IV system is the fourth modern classification framework for flowering plants developed by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, widely used to organize angiosperm families based on molecular phylogenetic evidence.

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APG system 2
APG III system 1
APG IV 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf angiosperm classification system
plant classification system
taxonomic system
aimsTo provide a stable classification
reflect evolutionary relationships
appliesTo angiosperms
flowering plants
basedOn molecular phylogenetic evidence
dateIntroduced 2016
describedIn APG classification series
surface form: Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2016 paper
developedBy Angiosperm Phylogeny Group
emphasizes monophyletic groups
field botany
phylogenetics
plant systematics
focusesOn classification of angiosperm families
follows APG III system
fullName APG classification series
surface form: Angiosperm Phylogeny Group IV system
hasAbbreviation APG IV system self-linksurface differs
surface form: APG IV
includes changes in ordinal placement of some families
merged families
newly recognized families
updates to family circumscriptions
language English
organizes angiosperm families
angiosperm orders
partOf APG classification series
precedes earlier APG classifications
predecessor APG IV system self-linksurface differs
surface form: APG III system
publishedBy Angiosperm Phylogeny Group
publishedIn 2016
publishedInJournal Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
recognizes basal angiosperms
eudicots
magnoliids
monocots
revises APG III classification
scope global angiosperm flora
standardFor modern angiosperm taxonomy
successorOf APG III system
usedFor arranging herbarium collections
structuring floras and checklists
teaching plant taxonomy
uses DNA sequence data
molecular systematics
widelyUsedBy botanical gardens
botanists
herbaria
plant taxonomists

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Caryophyllales APGSystemPlacement APG IV system
Eupteleaceae describedInTaxonSystem APG IV system
this entity surface form: APG system
APG IV system hasAbbreviation APG IV system self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: APG IV
APG classification series hasPart APG IV system
Rosids higherClassificationSystem APG IV system
Papaver includedIn APG IV system
Rosales isDefinedBy APG IV system
Asterids phylogeneticSystem APG IV system
APG IV system predecessor APG IV system self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: APG III system
Angiosperm Phylogeny Group produced APG IV system
this entity surface form: APG system
Angiosperm Phylogeny Group produced APG IV system
Berberidaceae recognizedBy APG IV system
Cupressaceae recognizedBy APG IV system
Dirachmaceae recognizedBy APG IV system
Eudicots recognizedBy APG IV system
Fabales recognizedBy APG IV system
Faboideae recognizedBy APG IV system
Malvids recognizedBy APG IV system
order Myrtales recognizedBy APG IV system
subject surface form: Myrtales
Phytolaccaceae recognizedBy APG IV system
Picramniaceae recognizedBy APG IV system
Sapindales recognizedBy APG IV system
Sciadopityaceae recognizedBy APG IV system
Taxaceae recognizedBy APG IV system
Ulmaceae recognizedBy APG IV system
Superasterids recognizedIn APG IV system
APG III classification successor APG IV system
this entity surface form: APG IV classification
Cucurbitales systematicsReference APG IV system