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Dipsacales

Plant Orders

Dipsacales is an order of flowering plants within the asterid group of dicotyledons, recognized under the APG III system of 2009 as comprising two families, Adoxaceae and a broadly circumscribed Caprifoliaceae. The order includes well-known plants such as honeysuckle, elder, viburnum, and valerian, representing a consolidation of several smaller family groupings recognized in earlier classification systems.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
Member Count Band
Over 1000 Species 3
Era First Appeared
Cretaceous 4
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Dipsacales
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Sambucus nigra

Dipsacales
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Sambucus nigra, Species
Source Sambucus nigra (Wikidata)
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ21774, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Dipsacales
  • Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
  • In Group: Asterid Orders, Lead
    The Dipsacales are an order of flowering plants, included within the asterid group of dicotyledons.
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3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Dipsacales
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
Quote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 1354
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4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Dipsacales
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Dipsacales" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 89.8 ... "early_interval": "Coniacian"
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Wikidata: Dipsacales
Wikidata Q21774, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Sambucus nigra (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Sambucus nigra, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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