| Superasterids Temporal range:
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| Torenia fournieri | |
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Core eudicots |
| Clade: | Superasterids |
| Clades [1] | |
The superasterids are members of a large clade ( monophyletic group) of flowering plants, containing more than 122,000 species.[ citation needed]
The clade is divided into 20 orders as defined in APG IV system. These orders, in turn, together comprise about 146 families. [1]
The name is based upon the name " Asteridae", which had usually been understood to be a subclass.
Relationships
The asterids, Berberidopsidales, Santalales, and Caryophyllales form the superasterids clade. [2] This is one of three groups that compose the Pentapetalae ( core eudicots minus Gunnerales), [3] the others being Dilleniales and the superrosids ( Saxifragales and rosids). [2]
Phylogeny
The phylogeny of superasterids shown below is adapted from the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group website. [2]
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References
- ^ a b Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 181 (1): 1–20. doi: 10.1111/boj.12385.
- ^ a b c Peter F. Stevens (2001), Angiosperm Phylogeny Website
- ^ Philip D. Cantino; James A. Doyle; Sean W. Graham; Walter S. Judd; Richard G. Olmstead; Douglas E. Soltis; Pamela S. Soltis & Michael J. Donoghue (2007), "Towards a phylogenetic nomenclature of Tracheophyta" (PDF), Taxon, 56 (3): 822–846, doi: 10.2307/25065865, JSTOR 25065865
External links
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