Cronquist system
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The Cronquist system is a historically influential botanical classification framework for flowering plants, developed by Arthur Cronquist and widely used before being superseded by modern molecular-based systems.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cronquist system canonical | 13 |
| Cronquist | 2 |
| Cronquist system of angiosperm classification | 2 |
| Cronquist classification | 1 |
| Cronquist system of classification | 1 |
| Theales sensu Cronquist | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cronquist system Context triple: [APG classification series, predecessor, Cronquist system]
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A.
De Candolle system of plant classification
The De Candolle system of plant classification is an early 19th-century botanical taxonomy that organized plants based on natural relationships and morphological characteristics, significantly influencing later classification systems.
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B.
Whittaker five-kingdom system
The Whittaker five-kingdom system is a biological classification scheme that organizes all life into five major kingdoms—Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia—based primarily on cellular organization and modes of nutrition.
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C.
Angiosperm Phylogeny Group
The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group is an international collaboration of botanists that develops and updates widely used classification systems for flowering plants based on molecular phylogenetic evidence.
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D.
APG classification series
The APG classification series is a sequence of modern, phylogeny-based systems for classifying flowering plants developed by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group.
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E.
Magnoliids
Magnoliids are a major clade of flowering plants that includes magnolias, laurels, peppers, and related lineages, characterized by typically broad leaves, aromatic compounds, and often primitive floral structures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cronquist system Target entity description: The Cronquist system is a historically influential botanical classification framework for flowering plants, developed by Arthur Cronquist and widely used before being superseded by modern molecular-based systems.
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A.
De Candolle system of plant classification
The De Candolle system of plant classification is an early 19th-century botanical taxonomy that organized plants based on natural relationships and morphological characteristics, significantly influencing later classification systems.
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B.
Whittaker five-kingdom system
The Whittaker five-kingdom system is a biological classification scheme that organizes all life into five major kingdoms—Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia—based primarily on cellular organization and modes of nutrition.
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C.
Angiosperm Phylogeny Group
The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group is an international collaboration of botanists that develops and updates widely used classification systems for flowering plants based on molecular phylogenetic evidence.
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D.
APG classification series
The APG classification series is a sequence of modern, phylogeny-based systems for classifying flowering plants developed by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group.
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E.
Magnoliids
Magnoliids are a major clade of flowering plants that includes magnolias, laurels, peppers, and related lineages, characterized by typically broad leaves, aromatic compounds, and often primitive floral structures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
angiosperm classification system
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botanical classification system ⓘ |
| aimedTo | reflect evolutionary history of flowering plants ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
angiosperms
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flowering plants ⓘ |
| basedOn |
anatomical characters
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morphological characters ⓘ traditional taxonomy ⓘ |
| classificationLevel | suprageneric ⓘ |
| classifiesInto |
Liliopsida
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Magnoliopsida ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | DNA sequence-based classifications ⓘ |
| creator | Arthur Cronquist ⓘ |
| field | botany ⓘ |
| focusesOn | evolutionary relationships as inferred from morphology ⓘ |
| followedBy |
APG system
ⓘ
linked to:
APG
molecular phylogenetic classification of angiosperms ⓘ |
| geographicUse | worldwide ⓘ |
| hasType | phenetic-phyletic synthesis ⓘ |
| influenced | late 20th century plant taxonomy ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier natural systems of classification ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| majorRevisionYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Arthur Cronquist ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
detailed circumscription of families and orders
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division of angiosperms into dicots and monocots ⓘ |
| numberOfDicotSubclasses | 6 ⓘ |
| numberOfMonocotSubclasses | 5 ⓘ |
| originalProposalYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Bentham and Hooker system
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Engler system ⓘ |
| publication | The Evolution and Classification of Flowering Plants ⓘ |
| recognizesRank |
class
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family ⓘ order ⓘ subclass ⓘ |
| status |
historically influential
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largely superseded ⓘ |
| supersededBy | APG IV system ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
arrangement of plant textbooks
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organization of herbaria ⓘ |
| usedIn |
floras and plant manuals
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university botany curricula ⓘ |
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Subject: Cronquist system Description of subject: The Cronquist system is a historically influential botanical classification framework for flowering plants, developed by Arthur Cronquist and widely used before being superseded by modern molecular-based systems.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cronquist system
linked to: Cronquist system
Bentham and Hooker system of plant classification
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followedBy
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Cronquist system of classification
ⓘ
linked to: Cronquist system
The Evolution and Classification of Flowering Plants
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associatedWith
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Cronquist system of angiosperm classification
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linked to: Cronquist system
linked to: Cronquist system
linked to: Cronquist system
linked to: Cronquist system