Peridiscaceae
E458690
Peridiscaceae is a small, unusual family of flowering plants within the order Saxifragales, known for its limited number of genera and geographically scattered, often tropical distribution.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | radial symmetry ⓘ |
| flowerType | bisexual flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType | capsule ⓘ |
| growthForm |
shrubs
ⓘ
small trees ⓘ |
| habitat |
lowland tropical forest
ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| hasCarpels | true ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | Peridiscaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenus |
Medusandra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peridiscus NERFINISHED ⓘ Soyauxia NERFINISHED ⓘ Whittonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGeographicDistribution |
Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ Guyana NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ northern South America ⓘ tropical regions ⓘ |
| hasLimitedNumberOfGenera | true ⓘ |
| hasPerianth | true ⓘ |
| hasPetals | true ⓘ |
| hasScatteredDistribution | true ⓘ |
| hasSepals | true ⓘ |
| hasStamens | true ⓘ |
| hasTaxonomicHistory | reclassified within Saxifragales based on molecular data ⓘ |
| hasUnusualMorphology | true ⓘ |
| isA | family of flowering plants ⓘ |
| isMonophyletic | true ⓘ |
| isSmallFamily | true ⓘ |
| isWoody | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| order | Saxifragales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ovaryPosition | superior ovary ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
APG III system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
APG IV system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | family ⓘ |
| wasPreviouslyMisplacedIn |
Malpighiales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Violales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.