asterids

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Etymology

Presumably inspired by subclass Asteridae, the members of which are also in the clade asterids.

Proper noun

asterids

1. A taxonomic clade within the clade superasterids.

Usage notes

• name used in the APG (1998), APG II (2003), and APG III (2009) systems for one of the principal clades accepted in the system.
• In practice the cause of some confusion as non-botanists tend to confuse it with a botanical name, with a formal rank.

Hypernyms

• (clade): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, superasterids - clades

Hyponyms

• (clade): euasterids I (lamiids), euasterids II (campanulids) - clades;
  • Icacinales, Metteniusales, Garryales, Gentianales, Solanales, Boraginales, Vahliales, Lamiales - orders in lamiids; Aquifoliales, Escalloniales, Asterales, Bruniales, Apiales, Paracryphiales, Dipsacales - orders in campanulids; Cornales, Ericales - basal orders

References

• asterids on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• asterids on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• APG IV system on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• asterids at APWeb

English

Noun

asterids

1. plural of asterid