Superrosids

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.

Superrosids
Temporal range:
Euphorbia heterophylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Core eudicots
Clade: Superrosids
Clades

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

The name is based upon the name "Rosidae", which had usually been understood to be a subclass.

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