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Magnoliales

Plant Orders

Magnoliales is an order of flowering plants in the magnoliid clade, comprising six families and including well-known members such as magnolias, tulip trees, custard apples, pawpaws, cherimoyas, ylang-ylang, soursop, and nutmeg. Its largest family, Annonaceae, contains more than 2,000 species of mostly tropical trees, shrubs, and lianas, while Magnoliaceae contains about 225 species including magnolias and tulip trees, and Myristicaceae contains several hundred species including nutmeg. The order fossil record extends back to the Aptian stage of the Cretaceous.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
Member Count Band
Over 1000 Species 3
Era First Appeared
Cretaceous 4
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ27187, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Magnoliales
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    The Magnoliales are an order of flowering plants.
  • In Group: Basal Flowering Plant and Magnoliid Orders, Lead
    The Magnoliales are an order of flowering plants.
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3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Magnoliales
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
Quote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 3585
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4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Magnoliales
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Magnoliales" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 125.77 ... "early_interval": "Barremian"
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Wikidata: Magnoliales
Wikidata Q27187, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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