Zygophyllales
E258954
Zygophyllales is an order of flowering plants that includes mostly shrubs and small trees adapted to arid and semi-arid environments, such as those in the caltrop and bean-caper families.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zygophyllales canonical | 7 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
order of flowering plants
ⓘ
plant order ⓘ taxonomic rank ⓘ |
| adaptation |
drought tolerance
ⓘ
salt tolerance ⓘ xeromorphic leaves ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ Rosids ⓘ |
| commonName | bean-caper order ⓘ |
| containsGenus |
Krameria
ⓘ
Larrea ⓘ Tribulus ⓘ Zygophyllum ⓘ |
| distribution |
subtropical regions
ⓘ
temperate regions ⓘ tropical regions ⓘ |
| economicUse |
forage plants
ⓘ
medicinal plants ⓘ ornamental plants ⓘ sources of gums ⓘ sources of resins ⓘ |
| exampleSpecies |
Larrea tridentata
ⓘ
Tribulus terrestris ⓘ Zygophyllum ⓘ
surface form:
Zygophyllum fabago
|
| flowerSexuality | usually bisexual flowers ⓘ |
| flowerType | actinomorphic flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType |
capsules
ⓘ
nuts ⓘ schizocarps ⓘ |
| habitat |
arid regions
ⓘ
semi-arid regions ⓘ |
| includesFamily |
Krameriaceae
ⓘ
Zygophyllaceae ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType |
often compound leaves
ⓘ
usually opposite leaves ⓘ |
| ovaryPosition | superior ovary ⓘ |
| photosyntheticAdaptation | some species with C4-like traits ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| previousClassification | often placed in Sapindales in older systems ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
APG III classification
ⓘ
surface form:
APG III system
APG IV system ⓘ |
| seedCharacteristic | often hard-coated seeds ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | order ⓘ |
| typicalGrowthForm |
herbs
ⓘ
shrubs ⓘ small trees ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.