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Also known as Superrosidae

The superrosids are members of a large clade (monophyletic group) of flowering plants, containing more than 88,000 species, and thus more than a quarter of all angiosperms.

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Instance of
clade
Subclass of
Core eudicots
Parent taxon
Core eudicots
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Euphorbia heterophylla (Painted Euphorbia) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 9720.jpg
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Superrosids
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Superrosids
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Category:Superrosids

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The superrosids are members of a large clade (monophyletic group) of flowering plants, containing more than 88,000 species, and thus more than a quarter of all angiosperms.

The clade is divided into 18 orders as defined in APG IV system. These orders, in turn, together comprise about 155 families.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “superrosids” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.