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Magnoliopsida

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Also known as flowering plants, angiosperms

Magnoliopsida is a valid botanical name for a class of flowering plants. By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its circumscription can otherwise vary, being more inclusive or less inclusive depending upon the classification system being discussed. thumb|right|300px|Magnolia flowers

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Magnoliopsida is a taxonomic class within the phylum Tracheophyta and kingdom Plantae. It is classified under the parent taxon Magnoliophyta and is considered the same as Dicotyledones and Angiosperms. The class has the common name 木兰纲 and is distinct from the genus Magnolia. Its temporal range begins in the Cretaceous period.

The taxon is accepted by WoRMS, which lists its habitats as marine, brackish, and freshwater. Records for Magnoliopsida are held by institutions including SDNHM, YPM, and UCMP, primarily in the United States. A total of 4374 records and 36 media items are associated with these institutions.

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Species

Magnoliopsida

CLASS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations recorded429,480,775

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
4,374
With media
36
Collections
SDNHM, YPM, UCMP
Recorded in
United States

Research

842,786 papers

via PubMed

~2 min read

Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Classification
  • Cronquist and Takhtajan systems
  • Dahlgren and Thorne systems
  • Reveal system
  • APG systems
  • References

Magnoliopsida is a valid botanical name for a class of flowering plants. By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its circumscription can otherwise vary, being more inclusive or less inclusive depending upon the classification system being discussed. thumb|right|300px|Magnolia flowers

== Classification == ===Cronquist and Takhtajan systems=== In the Takhtajan system and the Cronquist system, the name was used for the group known as dicotyledons.

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