Barbeyaceae

E14717

Barbeyaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Rosales, comprising shrubs or small trees native to arid and semi-arid regions of East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family
taxon
angiospermPhylogenyGroupPlacement Rosales
clade Magnoliophyta
surface form: Angiosperms

Eudicots
containsGenus Barbeya
containsSpecies Barbeya oleoides
describedAs small family in Rosales
distribution Eritrea
Ethiopia
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
Yemen
ecologicalPreference dry montane habitats
rocky slopes
familySize very small
flowerSymmetry actinomorphic
flowerType small flowers
fruitType achene-like fruit
growthForm shrubs
small trees
habitat arid regions
semi-arid regions
kingdom Plantae
leafPersistence evergreen
leafType simple leaves
monogeneric true
nativeTo Arabian Peninsula
East Africa
order Rosales
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollination wind-pollinated
reproductiveSystem dioecious
taxonomicRank family
typeOf flowering plant family
woody true

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

Rosales includesTaxon Barbeyaceae