Monocotyledones

Of class and Angiospermae.   May also be referred to as Liliopsida, Monocotyledonae, class Liliopsida, class Monocotyledonae and class Monocotyledones.

Comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: includes grasses and lilies and palms and orchids; divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and Liliidae.

This concept's ID is @1~58661

Class

  • Liliidae 4 facts

    One of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises 17 families including:...

  • Arecidae 3 facts

    One of four subclasses or superorder of Monocotyledones; comprises about 6400 species in...

  • Commelinidae 3 facts

    One of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises about 19,000 species...

  • Alismatidae 0 facts

    One of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises about 500 species...

Also contains

  • monocot genus 233 facts

    Genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed.

  • Naiadales 7 facts

    An order of aquatic monocotyledonous herbaceous plants.

  • monocot 0 facts

    A monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside.