Ericales

E304170

Ericales is a large and diverse order of flowering plants that includes groups such as heathers, tea, persimmons, and primroses, many of which are ecologically and economically important.

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Label Occurrences
Ericales canonical 10

Statements (87)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant order
taxonomic rank
clade Magnoliophyta
surface form: Angiosperms

Asterids
Eudicots
class Magnoliopsida
containsCarnivorousPlants true
containsFamily Actinidiaceae
Balsaminaceae
Clethraceae
Cyrillaceae
Diapensiaceae
Ebenaceae
Ericaceae
Fouquieriaceae
Lecythidaceae
Marcgraviaceae
Mitrastemonaceae
Myrsinaceae
Pentaphylacaceae
Polemoniaceae
Primulaceae
Primulaceae sensu lato
Roridulaceae
Sapotaceae
Sarraceniaceae
Sladeniaceae
Styracaceae
Symplocaceae
Tetrameristaceae
Theaceae
containsParasiticPlants true
distribution cosmopolitan
division Magnoliophyta
flowerSymmetry actinomorphic
flowerType bisexual flowers
fruitType berry
capsule
drupe
hasCommonMember heathers
persimmon trees
primroses
tea plants
hasEcologicalRole carbon storage in woody species
dominant vegetation in heathlands
food source for wildlife
pollinator support
hasEconomicImportance fruit production
medicinal plants
ornamental horticulture
tea production
timber production
includesGenus Actinidia
Camellia
Diospyros
Erica
Fouquieria
Gaultheria
Impatiens
Kalmia
Lecythis
Polemonium
Primrose
surface form: Primula

rhododendron
surface form: Rhododendron

Sarracenia
Styrax
Symplocos
Thea
Vaccinium
includesHerbaceousSpecies true
kingdom Plantae
namedBy Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem
ovaryPosition superior or inferior
photosyntheticPathway C3
phylogeneticPosition basal asterid order
pollinationMode bird pollination
insect pollination
wind pollination
recognizedBy APG II system
APG III classification
surface form: APG III system

APG IV system
taxonomicRank order
typicalHabitat forests
heathlands
montane regions
tropical rainforests
woodType mostly woody shrubs and trees

Referenced by (10)

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

Superasterids includes Ericales
Asterids containsOrder Ericales
rhododendron order Ericales
subject surface form: Rhododendron
Ericaceae order Ericales
Camellia order Ericales
Magnoliopsida includesOrder Ericales
Purple pitcher plant order Ericales
Primrose order Ericales
Fouquieria columnaris order Ericales