Alismatales is an order of monocot flowering plants comprising 13 families, about 165 genera, and roughly 4,500 species, most of them found in tropical and aquatic environments including fresh water, marine habitats, and marshes. The order includes the taro plant, an economically important food crop, and the seagrasses, the only angiosperms that grow fully submerged in the sea. Alismatales are among the earliest-diverging monocots and are unusual among them for retaining green embryos.
Facts
Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Parent Taxon Of
Source Zostera marina (Wikidata)
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ27341, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Alismatales
WikipediaIntroduction
The Alismatales (alismatids) are an order of flowering plants including about 4,500 species.
In Group: Monocot Orders, Lead
The Alismatales (alismatids) are an order of flowering plants including about 4,500 species.
View the Source 3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Alismatales
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 5578
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Alismatales
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Alismatales" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 125.77 ... "early_interval": "Barremian"
Wikidata: Alismatales
Zostera marina (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Zostera marina, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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