Rosidae

E82404

Rosidae is a large botanical subclass that includes many flowering plants such as roses, legumes, and numerous other economically and ecologically important species.


Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf botanical subclass
clade of flowering plants
taxonomic rank
characteristic flowers with diverse forms
mostly woody and herbaceous plants
often has stipulate leaves
usually has free petals
class Magnoliopsida
contains Apiales
Brassicales
Celastrales
Crossosomatales
Cucurbitales
Fabales
Geraniales
Malpighiales
Myrtales
Oxalidales
Picramniales
Rosales
Sapindales
Vitales
Zygophyllales
division Magnoliophyta
ecologicalImportance dominant in many terrestrial ecosystems
economicImportance includes many crop species
includes many ornamental plants
hasCommonName rosids
higherClassification Eudicots
surface form: Core eudicots
includes legumes
many flowering plants
roses
includesTaxaWith fruit crops
important timber species
medicinal plants
nitrogen-fixing symbioses in some lineages
oilseed crops
isPartOf flowering plant phylogeny
kingdom Plantae
nomenclaturalCode International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants
phylum Magnoliophyta
surface form: Angiosperms
subdivisionOf Magnoliophyta
surface form: Angiosperms

Eudicots
taxonomicHistory circumscription has varied among classification systems
taxonRank subclass
unrankedClass Eudicots
usedIn botanical classification
systematic botany

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rosids subclass Rosidae