Clade of seed-bearing plants
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| Gnetum (cf. africanum) in Costa Rica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Polysporangiophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Glossophytes |
The glossophytes are a clade of seed plants comprising the glossopterids and their descendants. This includes the Gnetales and angiosperms, as well as Bennettitales.
Their monophyly is rather well supported by molecular methods, although their internal relationships are somewhat more shaky.
The clade had diverged by the Permian, when glossopterids appear in the fossil record.
References
- ^ Doyle, J.A. (1996). "Seed Plant Phylogeny and the Relationships of Gnetales". International Journal of Plant Sciences. 157 (6): 3–39. doi:10.1086/297401. JSTOR 2475206. S2CID 85024429.
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