Glossophyte

The Glossophytes are a clade of land plants comprising the glossopterids and their descendants. This includes the Gnetales and angiosperms, as well as Bennettitales.cite journal
author = Doyle, J.A.
year = 1996
title = Seed Plant Phylogeny and the Relationships of Gnetales
journal = International Journal of Plant Sciences
volume = 157
issue = 6
pages = 3–39
url = http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=1058-5893(199611)157%3A6%3CS3%3ASPPATR%3E2.0.CO%3B2-%23
accessdate = 2008-02-01
doi = 10.1086/297401]

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.

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