Rosids
This tree diagram shows the relationships between several groups of organisms.
The root of the current tree connects the organisms featured in this tree to their containing group and the rest of the Tree of Life. The basal branching point in the tree represents the ancestor of the other groups in the tree. This ancestor diversified over time into several descendent subgroups, which are represented as internal nodes and terminal taxa to the right.
You can click on the root to travel down the Tree of Life all the way to the root of all Life, and you can click on the names of descendent subgroups to travel up the Tree of Life all the way to individual species.
For more information on ToL tree formatting, please see Interpreting the Tree or Classification. To learn more about phylogenetic trees, please visit our Phylogenetic Biology pages.
close boxReferences
Barkman, T. J., S.-H. Lim, K. M. Salleh, and J. Nais. 2004. Mitochondrial DNA sequences reveal the photosynthetic relatives of Rafflesia, the world's largest flower. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 101(3):787-792.
Endress, P. K. and S. Stumpf. 1991. The diversity of stamen structures in 'Lower' Rosidae (Rosales, Fabales, Proteales, Sapindales). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 107:217-293.
Hilu, K. W., T. Borsch, K. Müller, D. E. Soltis, P. S. Soltis, V. Savolainen, M. W. Chase, M. P. Powell, L. A. Alice, R. Evans, H. Sauquet, C. Neinhuis, T. A. B. Slotta, J. G. Rohwer, C. S. Campbell, and L. W. Chatrou. 2003. Angiosperm phylogeny based on matK sequence information. American Journal of Botany 90(12):1758-1776.
Hufford, L. 1992. Rosidae and their relationships to other nonmagnoliid dicotyledons: a phylogenetic analysis using morphological and chemical data. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 79:218-248.
Savolainen, V., M. W. Chase, S. B. Hoot, C. M. Morton, D. E. Soltis, C. Bayer, M. F. Fay, A. Y. De Bruijn, S. Sullivan, and Y. L. Qiu. 2000a. Phylogenetics of flowering plants based on combined analysis of plastid atpB and rbcL gene sequences. Systematic Biology 49:306-362.
Savolainen, V., M. F. Fay, D. C. Albach, A. Backlund, M. van der Bank, K. M. Cameron, S. A. Johnson, M. D. Lledó, J.-C. Pintaud, M. Powell, M. C. Sheahan, D. E. Soltis, P. S. Soltis, P. Weston, W. M. Whitten, K. J. Wurdack, and M. W. Chase. 2000b. Phylogeny of the eudicots: a nearly complete familial analysis based on rbcl gene sequences. Kew Bulletin 55:257-309.
Savolainen, V., R. Spichiger, and J.-F. Manen. 1997. Polyphyletism of Celastrales deduced from a chloroplast noncoding DNA region. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 7:145-157.
Soltis, D. E., P. S. Soltis, M. W. Chase, M. E. Mort, D. C. Albach, M. Zanis, V. Savolainen, W. H. Hahn, S. B. Hoot, M. F. Fay, M. Axtell, S. M. Swensen, L. M. Prince, W. J. Kress, K. C. Nixon, and J. S. Farris. 2000. Angiosperm phylogeny inferred from 18S rDNA, rbcL, and atpB sequences. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 133:381-461.
Wang, H., M. J. Moore, P. S. Soltis, C. D. Bell, S. F. Brockington, R. Alexandre, C. C. Davis, M. Latvis, S. R. Manchester, and D. E. Soltis. 2009. Rosid radiation and the rapid rise of angiosperm-dominated forests. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 106 (10):3853–3858.
Worberg, A., M. H. Alford, D. Quandt, and T. Borsch. 2009. Huerteales sister to Brassicales plus Malvales, and newly circumscribed to include Dipentodon, Gerrardina, Huertea, Perrottetia, and Tapiscia. Taxon 58(2): 468-478, E1.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Euphorbia corollata |
|---|---|
| Location | James Woodworth Prairie Preserve, Glenview, Illinois, USA |
| Comments | field image of Euphorbia corollata FLOWERING SPURGE at the James Woodworth Prairie Preserve - a small stand at bloom |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Euphorbia corollata FLOWERING SPURGE |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
| Image Use |
 This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License - Version 2.0.
|
| Copyright | © 2007 George F Mayfield |
| Scientific Name | Conocarpus erecta |
|---|---|
| Location | Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Sex | Female |
| Body Part | Flower |
| Image Use |
This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License - Version 3.0.
|
| Copyright |
© 2008
|
| Scientific Name | Rosa acicularis |
|---|---|
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Body Part | Flower |
| Source | Prickly Rose flower |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
| Image Use |
This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License - Version 2.0.
|
| Copyright | © 2009 homeredwardprice |
About This Page
Page copyright © 2009
Page: Tree of Life
Rosids.
The TEXT of this page is licensed under the
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License - Version 3.0. Note that images and other media
featured on this page are each governed by their own license, and they may or may not be available
for reuse. Click on an image or a media link to access the media data window, which provides the
relevant licensing information. For the general terms and conditions of ToL material reuse and
redistribution, please see the Tree of Life Copyright
Policies.
- Content changed 18 November 2009
Citing this page:
Tree of Life Web Project. 2009. Rosids. Version 18 November 2009 (temporary). http://tolweb.org/Rosids/20701/2009.11.18 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
