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Monocotyledonae, commonly referred to as monocots, are one of the major groups of angiosperms (flowering plants). They are characterized by having a single cotyledon (seed leaf) in their seeds. Key features of monocots include:
1. **Leaf Structure**: Monocot leaves typically have parallel venation, where veins run parallel to each other along the length of the leaf.
2. **Root System**: They generally have a fibrous root system, lacking a main taproot.
3. **Vascular Bundles**: In the stem, vascular bundles (xylem and phloem) are usually scattered rather than arranged in a ring.
4. **Floral Parts**: Monocot flowers often have floral parts in multiples of three (e.g., three petals, three sepals).
5. **Examples**: Common examples include grasses, lilies, orchids, and palm trees.
Monocots play a significant role in agriculture and ecosystems, with many important crops like wheat, rice, corn, and sugarcane belonging to this group.
Monocotyledons have almost always been recognized as a group, but with various taxonomic ranks and under several different names. The APG III system of 2009 recognises a clade called "monocots" but does not assign it to a taxonomic rank.
The monocotyledons include about 70,000 species, about a quarter of all angiosperms. The largest family in this group (and in the flowering plants as a whole) by number of species are the orchids (family Orchidaceae), with more than 20,000 species. About 12,000 species belong to the true grasses (Poaceae), which are economically the most important family of monocotyledons. Often mistaken for grasses, sedges are also monocots.
In agriculture the majority of the biomass produced comes from monocotyledons. These include not only major grains (rice, wheat, maize, etc.), but also forage grasses, sugar cane, the bamboos, and many other common food and decorative crops.
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