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Asteridae is an obsolete botanical name at the rank of subclass. Composition of the subclass has also varied; however, by definition it always includes the family Asteraceae (Compositae).
Asterids. In the APG IV system (2016) for the classification of flowering plants, the name asterids denotes a clade (a monophyletic group). Asterids is the largest group of flowering plants, with more than 80,000 species, about a third of the total flowering plant species.
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Oct 16, 2013 · Asterids. With over 80,000 species (> 25% of the total angiosperm species diversity) classified in 12 orders and about 100 families ( sensu APG III, 2009 ), the asterids constitute a highly successful evolutionary lineage of angiosperms. Of the 20 most species-rich angiosperm families, nine, i.e. almost half, belong to the asterids (in ...
Mar 6, 2010 · The Asteridae is a group of flowering plants characterized by their fused corollas and iridoid compounds (Bremer et al., 2002 ). This group has been recognized by botanists since the eighteenth century, receiving names such as the Monopetalae, Gamopetalae or Sympetalae (Wagenitz, 1992) all of which allude to the characteristic connate corolla.
- Marcela Martínez-Millán
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Division: Angiosperms. Class: Eudicots. Order: Asteridae. Asteridae is a Linnaean term with the rank of subclass. By definition it always includes the family Asteraceae (Compositae). However, in the modern APG III system of classification, [1] asterid and euasterid are names for clades.
Those groups to the right side of the cladogram may be called the Asteridae, though that term has sometimes been used to include most of the groups shown above. The name Asteridae comes from the Asteraceae (sunflower family) which is a member of the group. The Asteridae also includes the Campanulaceae (bell-flower family), Dipsacales (teasels ...
Beginning. References. Asterids. Impatiens balsamina from Ericales. Oregano. In the APG II system, [1] for the classification of flowering plants, asterids are a clade of eudicots. That means they are a monophyletic group. [2] The clade includes 17 orders in the traditional Linnaean system.
