Gentianaceae

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Gentianaceae is a family of flowering plants known for its often intensely blue, trumpet-shaped flowers and widespread occurrence in temperate and alpine regions.

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Label Occurrences
Gentianaceae canonical 2

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Statements (47)

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

Asterids
Eudicots
commonName gentian family
distribution alpine regions
cosmopolitan
temperate regions
tropical mountains
economicUse medicinal plants
ornamental plants
source of bitter flavoring agents
floralFormulaFeature typically 4- or 5-merous perianth
flowerSymmetry actinomorphic
fruitType capsule
habitat alpine slopes
grasslands
meadows
woodland clearings
hasCharacteristic flowering plants
mostly herbaceous plants
often intensely blue flowers
opposite leaves
presence of bitter iridoid compounds
trumpet-shaped flowers
usually entire leaf margins
includesGenus Blackstonia
Centaurium
Eustoma
Frasera
Gentiana
Gentiana
surface form: Gentianella

Sabatia
Gentiana
surface form: Swertia
kingdom Plantae
namedAfter Gentiana
order Gentianales
ovaryPosition superior ovary
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollination insect-pollinated
recognizedBy APG IV system
subdivisionRanks genera
taxonRank family
typeGenus Gentiana
usedFor aperitifs and liqueurs
digestive tonics

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

Asterids includesFamily Gentianaceae
Gentianales includesFamily Gentianaceae