Biology:Glossophyte
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Short description: Clade of seed-bearing plants
| Glossophyte | |
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| Gnetum (cf. africanum) in Costa Rica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Polysporangiophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Glossophytes |
The glossophytes are a clade of seed plants comprising the glossopterids and their descendants. This includes the Gnetales and angiosperms, as well as Bennettitales.[1]
Their monophyly is rather well supported by molecular methods, although their internal relationships are somewhat more shaky.[1]
The clade had diverged by the Permian, when glossopterids appear in the fossil record.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Doyle, J.A. (1996). "Seed Plant Phylogeny and the Relationships of Gnetales". International Journal of Plant Sciences 157 (6): 3–39. doi:10.1086/297401.
Wikidata ☰ Q5571956 entry
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