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Superasterids Temporal range: Late Cretaceous–recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Torenia fournieri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Core eudicots
Clade:	Superasterids
Clades
Berberidopsidales Santalales Caryophyllales Asterids Cornales Ericales Euasterids Lamiids Campanulids

The superasterids are members of a large clade (monophyletic group) of flowering plants, containing more than 122,000 species.

The clade is divided into 20 orders as defined in APG IV system. These orders, in turn, together comprise about 146 families.

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

Relationships

The asterids, Berberidopsidales, Santalales, and Caryophyllales form the superasterids clade. This is one of three groups that compose the Pentapetalae (core eudicots minus Gunnerales), the others being Dilleniales and the superrosids (Saxifragales and rosids).

Phylogeny

The phylogeny of superasterids shown below is adapted from the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group website.

References

1. ^ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 181 (1): 1–20. doi:10.1111/boj.12385.
2. ^ Peter F. Stevens (2001), Angiosperm Phylogeny Website
3. Philip D. Cantino; James A. Doyle; Sean W. Graham; Walter S. Judd; Richard G. Olmstead; Douglas E. Soltis; Pamela S. Soltis & Michael J. Donoghue (2007), "Towards a phylogenetic nomenclature of Tracheophyta" (PDF), Taxon, 56 (3): 822–846, doi:10.2307/25065865, JSTOR 25065865, archived from the original on July 5, 2008

External links

• [REDACTED] Media related to Superasterids at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Orders of flowering plants (APG IV)
Supergroup Plant: Bryophyta Marchantiophyta Polypodiophyta Acrogymnospermae Angiospermae
Angiosperms	Amborellales¹ Nymphaeales¹ Austrobaileyales¹ Mesangiosperms Chloranthales Ceratophyllales Magnoliids Canellales Piperales Laurales Magnoliales Monocots Acorales² Alismatales² Petrosaviales³ Dioscoreales³ Pandanales³ Liliales³ Asparagales³ Commelinids Arecales Poales Commelinales Zingiberales Eudicots Ranunculales Proteales Trochodendrales Buxales Core eudicots Gunnerales Dilleniales Superrosids Saxifragales Rosids Vitales Fabids Zygophyllales Celastrales Malpighiales Oxalidales Fabales Rosales Cucurbitales Fagales Malvids Geraniales Myrtales Crossosomatales Picramniales Sapindales Huerteales Brassicales Malvales Superasterids Berberidopsidales Santalales Caryophyllales Asterids Cornales Ericales Campanulids Aquifoliales Asterales Escalloniales Bruniales Apiales Dipsacales Paracryphiales Lamiids Icacinales Metteniusales Garryales Boraginales Gentianales Lamiales Solanales Vahliales
¹Basal angiosperms ²Alismatids ³Lilioids Category

• Core eudicots
• Plant unranked clades
• Cretaceous plants
• Extant Cretaceous first appearances