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Magnoliophyta

Division

The flowering plants (angiosperms): seed plants whose reproductive structures are flowers, and whose seeds develop enclosed within a fruit. Magnoliophyta is by far the largest plant division, dominating most of Earth's terrestrial vegetation and including nearly every food crop humans cultivate.

Facts
Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
295,000 2
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Taxonomic Rank
Phylum / Division 2
Scientific Name
Magnoliophyta 2
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Plantae, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

Parent Taxon Of

Source Wikidata: Giant Water Lily
Liliopsida, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
Magnoliopsida, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
Source Wikidata: Nymphaea candida
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ14562931, descriptionView the Source
2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
Wikidata: Magnoliophyta
Wikidata Q25314, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Giant Water Lily
Parent Taxon Of: Giant Water Lily, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Nymphaea candida
Parent Taxon Of: Nymphaea candida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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