Name:
Dicots; Dicotyledons; Dciotyledonae.
English: Double cotyledons.
Botany: 2 cotyledons, sprouting leaves.
TaxonomyDicotyledons contain the majority of the
Angiospermae, the flowering plants. The other group is the Monocotyldons or
Lilianae.
Dicotyledons is not monophyletic.
Dicots have 2 clades. The first is a primitive group consisting of the
Amborellanae and
Magnolianae. It is also called Early angiospermae. The second clade is more evolved group, the
Eudicots, the “good” dicotyledons.
Eudicots contain the
Fabanae,
Malvanae and
Asteranae.
Plant theoryIn the
Plant theory the
Dicots are split into
Magnolianae,
Fabanae,
Malvanae and
Asteranae.