Category:Monocots

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Monocotyledons
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous – Recent
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Wheat

An economically important monocot

Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Type genus
Lilium L.[1]
Orders
Synonyms

The monocots are a very large group of flowering plants. They contain some of the world's most important staple foods, such as cereal grains (grasses) and palms, as well as such diverse fruits and vegetables as asparagus, banana, onions, and yams.

monocots
          

 Acorales




 Alismatales



          

 Petrosaviales





 Dioscoreales (yams)



 Pandanales (pandan)





 Liliales




 Asparagales (asparagus, garlic, onion, saffron)


commelinids
          

 Arecales (date, coconut, oil palm)



 Poales (cereal grains, pineapple)



          

 Zingiberales (banana, ginger)



 Commelinales










References

Notes

  1. In 1964, Takhtajan proposed that classes including Monocotyledons, be formally named with the suffix -atae, so that the principle of typification resulted in Liliatae for monocotyledons.[6] The proposal was formally described in 1966 by Cronquist, Takhtajan and Zimmermann,[1] from which is derived the descriptor "liliates".
  2. Tropicos gives an earlier authority, J.H. Schaffn. 1911
  3. Cronquist[1] attributes this term to De Candolle as DC. 1818 Syst. 1: 122[11]

Subcategories

This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.

Pages in category "Monocots"

The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.