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Vitales

Plant Orders

Vitales is a monotypic order of flowering plants containing a single family, Vitaceae, commonly known as the grape family. Vitaceae comprises about 20 genera and around 910 known species, including the genus Vitis, from which grapevines and cultivated grapes are derived, along with Virginia creeper and other climbing plants.

Facts
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Vitis mustangensis, Species
Source Wikidata: Vitis mustangensis
Vitis vinifera, Species
Source Vitis vinifera (Wikidata)
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ2064321, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Vitaceae
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    The Vitaceae, also called the grape family, is a family of flowering plants that has 20 genera and around 910 known species in its monotypic order Vitales, including common plants such as grapevines (Vitis spp.) and Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia).
  • In Group: Rosid Orders, Lead
    The Vitaceae, also called the grape family, is a family of flowering plants that has 20 genera and around 910 known species in its monotypic order Vitales, including common plants such as grapevines (Vitis spp.) and Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia).
View the Source
Wikidata: Vitales
Wikidata Q26220, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Vitis vinifera (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Vitis vinifera, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Vitis mustangensis
Parent Taxon Of: Vitis mustangensis, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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