Tracheophyta
E8882
Tracheophyta is the major group of land plants characterized by specialized vascular tissues (xylem and phloem) that transport water, nutrients, and sugars throughout the organism.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tracheophyta canonical | 119 |
| Euphyllophyta | 1 |
| Pteridophyta | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant division
ⓘ
taxonomic clade ⓘ vascular plant group ⓘ |
| commonName | vascular plants ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Bryophyta
ⓘ
non-vascular plants ⓘ |
| evolved | in Silurian period ⓘ |
| fossilRecord |
Devonian
ⓘ
Silurian ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
adapted to life on land
ⓘ
conducts nutrients via phloem ⓘ conducts sugars via phloem ⓘ conducts water via xylem ⓘ dominant sporophyte generation ⓘ exhibits lignified tissues ⓘ has cuticle on aerial parts ⓘ has stomata ⓘ has true leaves ⓘ has true roots ⓘ has true stems ⓘ possesses phloem ⓘ possesses vascular tissue ⓘ possesses xylem ⓘ reduced gametophyte generation ⓘ shows apical growth ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole |
major contributors to global carbon cycle
ⓘ
primary producers in terrestrial ecosystems ⓘ provide habitats for terrestrial organisms ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
secondary growth in many lineages
ⓘ
vascular transport ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
leaves with veins
ⓘ
roots with vascular cylinder ⓘ stems with vascular tissue ⓘ tracheids ⓘ vascular bundles ⓘ vessels in many angiosperms ⓘ |
| includes |
angiosperms
ⓘ
ferns ⓘ gymnosperms ⓘ lycophytes ⓘ pteridophytes ⓘ seed plants ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf |
Embryophyta
ⓘ
land plants ⓘ |
| superdivisionOf |
Lycopodiophyta
ⓘ
Polypodiophyta ⓘ Polypodiophyta ⓘ
surface form:
Pteridophyta
Spermatophyta ⓘ |
| taxonRank | division ⓘ |
Referenced by (121)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pteridophyta
subject surface form:
Trema
this entity surface form:
Euphyllophyta
subject surface form:
pau-brasil