Takhtajan classification of flowering plants
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The Takhtajan classification of flowering plants is a taxonomic system developed by Armenian botanist Armen Takhtajan that organizes angiosperms into a detailed hierarchy of classes, subclasses, and orders based on evolutionary relationships.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Takhtajan classification of flowering plants canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classification system for angiosperms
ⓘ
plant taxonomy system ⓘ |
| aimsTo | provide a natural classification of flowering plants ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
angiosperms
ⓘ
flowering plants ⓘ |
| basedOn |
evolutionary relationships
ⓘ
morphological characters ⓘ phylogenetic principles ⓘ |
| characteristic |
highly subdivided hierarchy of orders
ⓘ
large number of small orders ⓘ recognition of many superorders ⓘ |
| comparedWith | APG system of angiosperm classification NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | purely artificial plant classification systems ⓘ |
| creatorAffiliation | Soviet botanical tradition ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Armenian ⓘ |
| developer | Armen Takhtajan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishes |
dicotyledons
ⓘ
monocotyledons ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
basal dicot groups
ⓘ
primitive angiosperm lineages ⓘ |
| field |
botany
ⓘ
plant systematics ⓘ taxonomy ⓘ |
| goal | to reflect evolutionary history of angiosperms ⓘ |
| hasMajorGroup |
Liliopsida
NERFINISHED
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Magnoliopsida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | major reference system for angiosperm taxonomy before molecular phylogenetics became dominant ⓘ |
| influenced |
Cronquist system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
later phylogenetic classifications of angiosperms ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bessey system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Engler system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalPublication | Russian ⓘ |
| laterPublishedIn | English ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
detailed treatment of higher taxa above family level
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recognition of numerous small, morphologically coherent families ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMainDevelopment | 20th century ⓘ |
| typeOf | evolutionary classification ⓘ |
| usedIn |
academic botany
ⓘ
floras and taxonomic references of the late 20th century ⓘ |
| usesRank |
class
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family ⓘ order ⓘ subclass ⓘ superorder ⓘ |
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