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| Liliopsida |
| Taxon details | ''Liliopsida'' is considered the scientifi … ''Liliopsida'' is considered the scientific name for monocots, but monocots may be called differently based on different taxonomic classification systems. Based on chloroplast DNA sequences, the divergence date between monocots and dicots is estimated to be ~200 million years, with a 40 million years uncertainty. There are ~50000-60000 species of monocots, with the largest family being ''Orchidaceae'' (orchids) consisting of ~20000 species. The true grasses (''Poaceae'') are the most economically important family, with 70% of the crops being cultivated belonging to this family.being cultivated belonging to this family. + |
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| Taxon level | Class + |
| Taxon morphology details | The following features distinguish monocot … The following features distinguish monocots from dicots - 1) Three flower parts in each flower (vs 4-5 in dicots) 2) One pore in pollen (vs 3) 3) One cotyledon (vs 2) 4) Vascular bundles in stem scattered (vs concentric circles) 5) Adventitious roots (vs radicle-origin) 6) Parallel venation (vs reticulate) These broad distinguishing features indeed have some exceptionsshing features indeed have some exceptions + |
| Taxon name | Liliopsida + |
| Taxon neighbors | Magnoliopsida + |
| Has queryThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Liliopsida + , Liliopsida + |
| Categories | Higher level taxa + |
| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. | 13 October 2010 01:42:33 + |
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