Angiosperm

Definitions

Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.

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Examples

“As with the Lejeuneaceae, this pattern of massive speciation appears to be correlated with the Cretaceous explosion of the angiosperms and the simultaneous creation of a host⟳ of new microenvironments, differing in humidity, light⟳ intensity, texture, etc.”

“The notion of magnoliaceans as the most primitive living angiosperms, justified or not, does not mean⟳ that all their characters, including multilacunar nodal anatomy and the lack of tannins, are primary.”

“2009, Xin Wang, 3: New Fossils and New Hope⟳ for the Origin of Angiosperms, Pierre Pontarotti, Evolutionary Biology: Concept, Modeling, and Application, page 55, With all these features, it is pretty easy for one to identify⟳ an angiosperm. This is a very normal and common practice for neobotanists. However, the situation becomes complicated when you go back to the early history of angiosperms.”

“The palynoassemblage is rich in angiosperm taxa (45.63%) followed by gymnosperms (0.45%), pteridophytes (18.49%) and fungal remains (23.88%).”

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