Proteales
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Proteales is an order of flowering plants consisting of three families. The Proteales have been recognized by almost all taxonomists.
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Nelumbonaceae
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Nelumbonaceae is a family of aquatic flowering plants. Nelumbo is the sole extant genus, containing Nelumbo lutea, native to North America, and Nelumbo nucifera, widespread in Asia. At least five othe
Proteales
…their very early divergence. They possess seeds with little or no endosperm. The ovules are often atropic. The oldest fossils of Proteales are of the nelumbonaceous genus Notocyamus from the Barremian stage of the Early Cretaceous of Brazil, 126–121 Ma (million years ago). According to molecular clock calculations…
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