Asterids

E55750

Asterids are a major clade of flowering plants that includes many familiar species such as sunflowers, coffee, tomatoes, and mint, characterized by fused petals and other shared floral traits.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Asterids canonical 46
Asteridae 5
asterids 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (76)

Predicate Object
instanceOf angiosperm clade
clade of flowering plants
characterizedBy fused petals (sympetaly)
iridoid compounds in many lineages
sympetalous corollas in most species
tenuinucellate ovules in many taxa
unitegmic ovules in many taxa
class Magnoliopsida
containsClade Campanulids
Lamiids
containsOrder Apiales
Aquifoliales
Asterales
Cornales
Dipsacales
Ericales
Garryales
Gentianales
Icacinales
Lamiales
Metteniusales
Solanales
Vahliales
divergenceAge Cretaceous period (approximate)
division Magnoliophyta
economicImportance major source of beverage crops
major source of food crops
major source of medicinal plants
major source of ornamental plants
includesCrop carrot
coffee
pepper
potato
sunflower
tomato
includesFamily Apiaceae
Apocynaceae
Araliaceae
Asteraceae
Boraginaceae
linked to: Boraginales

Campanulaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Convolvulaceae
Cornaceae
Ericaceae
Gentianaceae
Lamiaceae
Oleaceae
Plantaginaceae
Rubiaceae
Solanaceae
includesHerb basil
mint
oregano
sage
includesSpecies Capsicum annuum
Coffea arabica
linked to: Arabica

Daucus carota
Digitalis purpurea
Helianthus annuus
Lavandula angustifolia
Mentha spicata
Nicotiana tabacum
Ocimum basilicum
linked to: Basil

Solanum lycopersicum
kingdom Plantae
monophyletic true
numberOfSpecies over 80,000 described species
parentClade Eudicots
photosyntheticPathway C3 photosynthesis (predominant)
phylogeneticSystem APG IV system
proportionOfAngiosperms about one third of all flowering plant species
recognizedBy Angiosperm Phylogeny Group
subclass Asteridae
taxonomicRank clade
unrankedClade core eudicots

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (56)

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

Caryophyllales clade Asterids
Genlisea belongsToClade asterids
linked to: Asterids
Asteraceae belongsToClade asterids
linked to: Asterids
Rhododendron clade Asterids
subject linked to: rhododendron
Solanum lycopersicum clade Asterids
Camellia clade Asterids
Magnoliopsida subclass Asteridae
linked to: Asterids
Lamiales clade Asterids
Asterales superorder Asteranae (in some systems)
linked to: Asterids
Taraxacum clade Asterids
Chrysanthemum clade Asterids
Cynara clade Asterids
Solidago clade Asterids
Senecio clade Asterids
Liatris clade Asterids
Aster clade Asterids
Lactuca clade Asterids
Cichorium clade Asterids
Escalloniales clade Asterids
Bruniales clade Asterids
Bruniales subclass Asteridae
linked to: Asterids
Bruniales isPartOf Asterids
Bruniales isPartOf Core asterids
linked to: Asterids
Icacinales clade Asterids
Metteniusales clade Asterids
Metteniusales subclass Asteridae
linked to: Asterids
Campanulids isPartOf asterids
linked to: Asterids
Cornales clade Asterids
Paracryphiales clade Asterids
Boraginales clade Asterids
Plumbago clade Asterids
Ceratostigma clade Asterids
Statice clade Asterids
Desert rose hasClade Asterids
Acantholimon clade Asterids
Gentianaceae clade Asterids
Aquifoliales clade Asterids
Aquifoliales belongsTo Asterids
Aquifoliales subclass Asteridae
linked to: Asterids
Dipsacales clade Asterids
Dipsacales subclass Asteridae
linked to: Asterids
Solanales clade Asterids
Plantaginaceae clade Asterids
Ericales clade Asterids
Sonneratia clade Asterids
Anamirta clade Asterids
Hyoscyamus clade Asterids
Solanum clade Asterids