Superasterids

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Superasterids
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous–recent
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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 ]

Contents

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

  1. 1 2 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 .
  2. 1 2 3 Peter F. Stevens (2001), Angiosperm Phylogeny Website
  3. ↑ 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, archived from the original on July 5, 2008
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