Eudicots

E16211

Eudicots are a major clade of flowering plants characterized by having two seed leaves (cotyledons) and typically net-like leaf venation, encompassing the majority of known angiosperm species.

All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Eudicots canonical 843
Core eudicots 48
eudicots 16

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (62)

Predicate Object
instanceOf angiosperm clade
clade
group of plants
alsoKnownAs eudicotyledons
linked to: Eudicots

tricolpates
true dicots
characteristic flower parts often in multiples of four or five
net-like leaf venation
taproot system common
tricolpate pollen grains
two cotyledons in the seed
vascular bundles arranged in a ring in the stem
contrastedWith Magnoliids
Monocots
linked to: Liliopsida
distinguishedFrom dicots in older classifications
diversity high morphological and ecological diversity
division Magnoliophyta
economicImportance includes many fruit trees
includes many major crop plants
includes many ornamental plants
estimatedSpeciesCount over 170000
evolutionaryOrigin derived within early angiosperms
exampleSpecies Arabidopsis thaliana
Glycine max
Helianthus annuus
linked to: Sunflowers

Malus domestica
linked to: Malus

Rosa spp.
Solanum lycopersicum
includes Apiaceae
Asteraceae
Asterids
Brassicaceae
Cactaceae
Caryophyllales
Cucurbitaceae
Ericaceae
Fabaceae
Fabids
Lamiaceae
Malvaceae
Malvids
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Rosaceae
Rosids
Saxifragales
Solanaceae
Vitaceae
basal eudicots
core eudicots
kingdom Plantae
leafVenationType reticulate venation
partOf Angiosperms
linked to: Magnoliophyta
phylum Angiosperms
pollenType tricolpate pollen
proportionOfAngiosperms majority of known angiosperm species
recognizedBy APG IV system
modern molecular phylogenetics
subdivision Eudicotyledons
linked to: Eudicots
taxonRank clade
typicalFlowerPartNumber 4 or 5
typicalRootSystem taproot

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (920)

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

Papaveraceae clade Eudicots
Ulmaceae clade Eudicots
Caryophyllales clade Eudicots
Humulus clade Eudicots
Lupinus clade Eudicots
Moraceae class Magnoliopsida
linked to: Eudicots
Dirachmaceae class Magnoliopsida
linked to: Eudicots
Meconopsis class Magnoliopsida
linked to: Eudicots
Ranunculales clade Eudicots
Chelidonium class Magnoliopsida
linked to: Eudicots
Urticaceae class Magnoliopsida
linked to: Eudicots
Cannabaceae class Magnoliopsida
linked to: Eudicots
Rosids class Magnoliopsida
linked to: Eudicots
Rosids unrankedClade Eudicots
Rosids unrankedClade Core eudicots
linked to: Eudicots
Rhamnaceae class Magnoliopsida
linked to: Eudicots
Elaeagnaceae clade Eudicots
Barbeyaceae clade Eudicots
Eudicots subdivision Eudicotyledons
linked to: Eudicots
Eudicots alsoKnownAs eudicotyledons
linked to: Eudicots
Argemone clade Eudicots
Argemone clade Core eudicots
linked to: Eudicots
Glaucium clade Eudicots
Glaucium clade Core eudicots
linked to: Eudicots
Romneya clade Eudicots
Morus clade Eudicots
Macleaya clade Eudicots
Zelkova clade Eudicots
Celtis clade Eudicots
Hunnemannia clade Eudicots
Mangifera belongsToClade eudicots
linked to: Eudicots
Anacardiaceae clade Eudicots
Sapindales clade Eudicots
Picramniaceae clade Eudicots
Planera clade Eudicots
Planera aquatica belongsToClade Eudicots
subject linked to: Planera
Hemiptelea clade Eudicots
Ampelocera clade Eudicots
Holoptelea clade Eudicots
Pinguicula clade Eudicots
Faboideae clade Eudicots
Schlumbergera clade Eudicots
Schlumbergera clade Core eudicots
linked to: Eudicots
Hesperethusa clade Eudicots
Mespilus clade Eudicots
Sorbus belongsToClade eudicots
linked to: Eudicots
Potentilla clade Eudicots
Basellaceae clade Eudicots
Photinia clade Eudicots