The close relationships among flowering plants with tricolpate pollen grains was initially seen in morphological studies of shared derived characters. These plants have a distinct trait in their pollen grains of exhibiting three … See more

The earlier name for the eudicots is tricolpates, a name which refers to the grooved structure of the pollen. Members of the group have tricolpate pollen, or forms derived from it. These pollens have three or more pores set in furrows called colpi. In contrast, … See more

• "Eudicots" at the Encyclopedia of Life
• Eudicots, Tree of Life Web Project
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The eudicots can be divided into two groups: the basal eudicots and the core eudicots. Basal eudicot is an informal name for a See more

• Doyle, J.A.; Hotton, C.L. (1991). "Diversification of early angiosperm pollen in a cladistic context". In Blackmore, S.; Barnes, S.H. (eds.). … See more