The monocots or monocotyledons have, as the name implies, a single (mono-) cotyledon, or embryonic leaf, in their
Thus … Meer weergeven

The monocots form one of five major lineages of mesangiosperms (core angiosperms), which in themselves form 99.95% of all angiosperms. The monocots and the eudicots, are the largest and most dive… Meer weergeven

Some monocots, such as grasses, have hypogeal emergence, where the mesocotyl elongates and pushes the coleoptile (which encloses and protects the shoot tip) toward the soil surface. Since elongation occurs abo… Meer weergeven

The IUCN Red List describes four species as extinct, four as extinct in the wild, 626 as possibly extinct, 423 as critically endangered, 632 endangered, 621 vulnerable, and 269 near threatened of 4,49… Meer weergeven

Monocots are among the most important plants economically and culturally, and account for most of the staple foods of the world, such as cereal grains and starchy root crops, and palms, orchids and lilies, building mat… Meer weergeven

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1. ^ Cronquist, Takhtajan & Zimmermann 1966.
2. ^ Bessey 1915.
3. ^ de Candolle 1819.
4. ^ Tropicos 2015, Lilianae … Meer weergeven