Humulus

E10151

Humulus is a small genus of flowering plants in the hemp family best known for the hop plant used in brewing beer.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus
taxon
clade Angiosperms
Eudicots
Rosids
climbingMechanism twining stems
commonName hops
containsCompound alpha acids
beta acids
essential oils
lupulin glands
containsTaxon Humulus
surface form: "Humulus japonicus"

Humulus lupulus
Humulus
surface form: "Humulus yunnanensis"
cultivatedFor hop cones
resinous lupulin
describedAs small genus within Cannabaceae
division Magnoliophyta
economicUse brewing industry
herbal medicine
family Cannabaceae
flowerType unisexual flowers
growthForm climbing herbaceous plant
perennial vine (for most species)
habitat hedgerows
riverbanks
woodland edges
hasPart cone-like inflorescences
hasUse aroma agent in beer
bittering agent in beer
sedative herbal preparations
kingdom Plantae
leafType palmately lobed leaves
nativeTo temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere
notableFor hop plants used in brewing beer
order Rosales
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollination wind-pollinated
relatedTo Cannabis
reproduction dioecious
taxonomicAuthority Carl Linnaeus
taxonRank genus
typeOf flowering plant genus
usedFor beer brewing
flavoring beer
stabilizing beer

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Moraceae contains Humulus
Humulus containsTaxon Humulus
this entity surface form: "Humulus japonicus"
Humulus containsTaxon Humulus
this entity surface form: "Humulus yunnanensis"
Rosales includes Humulus
Nanocnide relatedTo Humulus

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