Liliopsida

E62983

Liliopsida is a major class of flowering plants commonly known as monocots, which includes grasses, lilies, orchids, and many staple crop species.

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Statements (55)
Predicate Object
instanceOf monocotyledon
plant class
taxonomic class
clade Angiosperms
commonName monocots
contrastsWith Magnoliopsida
distinguishedBy one seed leaf
division Magnoliophyta
economicImportance important ornamental plants
major source of cereals and grains
major source of staple crops
hasCharacteristic fibrous root system
flower parts typically in multiples of three
parallel leaf venation
single cotyledon in the seed
vascular bundles scattered in stem
includesFamily Amaryllidaceae
Araceae
Arecaceae
Bromeliaceae
Cyperaceae
Iridaceae
Liliaceae
Orchidaceae
Poaceae
Zingiberaceae
includesOrder Alismatales
Arecales
Asparagales
Commelinales
Dioscoreales
Liliales
Poales
Zingiberales
includesSpecies Allium cepa
Allium sativum
Ananas comosus
Asparagus officinalis
Cocos nucifera
Elaeis guineensis
Hordeum vulgare
Iris germanica
Lilium candidum
Musa acuminata
Orchis mascula
Oryza sativa
Phoenix dactylifera
Saccharum officinarum
Triticum aestivum
Zea mays
kingdom Plantae
photosyntheticType C3 plants
C4 plants
CAM plants
taxonRank class

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Eudicots ("Monocots")
contrastedWith
Magnoliophyta
includes

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