What is the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group?
Q: What is the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group?
A: The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG) is an informal international group of botanists who came together to get a consensus on the taxonomy of flowering plants (angiosperms).
Q: What was the goal of the APG?
A: The goal of the APG was to base their classification system on plant relationships got from phylogeny.
Q: How many versions of a classification system have been produced by this collaboration?
A: Four versions of a classification system have come from this collaboration, published in 1998, 2003, 2009 and 2016.
Q: Were earlier angiosperm classifications based on monophyletic groups?
A: No, earlier angiosperm classifications were not based on monophyletic groups (i.e., groups that include all the descendants of a common ancestor).
Q: What are monophyletic groups?
A: Monophyletic groups are groups that include all the descendants of a common ancestor.
Q: What type of plants does APG focus on?
A: The APG focuses on flowering plants (angiosperms).
