Metteniusales

E286557

Metteniusales is a small order of flowering plants within the asterid clade, comprising mostly tropical trees and shrubs recognized for their distinctive morphological and molecular traits.

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Metteniusales canonical 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant order ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
angiospermGroup mesangiosperms ⓘ
belongsTo core eudicots ⓘ
characterizedBy distinctive molecular traits ⓘ
distinctive morphological traits ⓘ
clade Angiosperms ⓘ
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Asterids ⓘ
Eudicots ⓘ
class Magnoliopsida ⓘ
contains Metteniusaceae ⓘ
woody taxa ⓘ
distribution tropical regions ⓘ
division Magnoliophyta ⓘ
embryoType dicotyledonous embryo ⓘ
firstFormalRecognition 21st century ⓘ
floralSexuality bisexual flowers ⓘ
floralSymmetry actinomorphic flowers ⓘ
fruitType drupaceous fruits ⓘ
fleshy fruits ⓘ
growthForm shrubs ⓘ
trees ⓘ
habitat tropical forests ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafPersistence evergreen ⓘ
leafType simple leaves ⓘ
lifeCycle perennial ⓘ
namedAfter Georg Heinrich Mettenius ⓘ
ovaryPosition superior ovary ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway C3 ⓘ
phylogeneticPlacement within core asterids ⓘ
pollination insect-pollinated ⓘ
previousCircumscription genera formerly placed in various asterid families ⓘ
recognizedBy APG IV system ⓘ
Angiosperm Phylogeny Group ⓘ
reproductiveType flowering plants ⓘ
seedType endospermic seeds ⓘ
subclass Asteridae ⓘ
linked to: Asterids
systematicBasis molecular phylogenetics ⓘ
morphological evidence ⓘ
taxonomicRank order ⓘ
taxonomicStatus small order ⓘ
typeFamily Metteniusaceae ⓘ
vascularSystem angiosperm vascular tissue ⓘ
woodType hardwood ⓘ

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

Superasterids → includes → Metteniusales ⓘ