Dilleniidae

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Dilleniidae is a botanical subclass within the flowering plants that groups together several related orders of dicotyledonous species based on shared morphological and genetic characteristics.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Dilleniidae canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf botanical subclass
subclass of angiosperms
taxonomic rank
basedOn anatomical characteristics
chemical characteristics
evolutionary relationships
morphological characteristics
belongsTo dicotyledons
characterizedBy dicotyledonous embryos
diverse floral structures
woody and herbaceous growth forms
circumscribedBy Arthur Cronquist
clade angiosperms
class Magnoliopsida
contains dicotyledonous species
division Magnoliophyta
eponym Dillenia
hasMemberOrders Ericales sensu Cronquist
linked to: Ericales

Malvales sensu Cronquist
linked to: Malvales

Theales sensu Cronquist
linked to: Cronquist system

Violales sensu Cronquist
linked to: Violales
higherClassification Magnoliopsida sensu Cronquist
includes Batales
Capparales
Cistales
Dilleniales
Ebenales
Ericales
Malvales
Parietales
Primulales
Salicales
Theales
Violales
isPartOf flowering plants
kingdom Plantae
namedAfter genus Dillenia
namedBy Arthur Cronquist
notUsedIn APG IV system
publication An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants
replacedBy APG system clades
scope several related orders of dicotyledonous flowering plants
statusInModernSystems largely obsolete
taxonomicRank subclass
taxonomicSystem Cronquist classification
linked to: Cronquist system
typeOrder Dilleniales
usedIn Cronquist system
late 20th century plant taxonomy
yearDescribed 1981

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

Magnoliopsida subclass Dilleniidae
Capparales subclass Dilleniidae