Alismatales

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Alismatales is an order of mostly aquatic or wetland flowering monocot plants that includes families such as Araceae, known for species like the titan arum.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Alismatales canonical 3
Pontederiaceae 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf order of monocots
plant order
taxonomic rank
belongsTo monocotyledons
clade Magnoliophyta
surface form: Angiosperms

Monocots NERFINISHED
contains Alismataceae NERFINISHED
Aponogetonaceae NERFINISHED
Araceae NERFINISHED
Baldwiniaceae NERFINISHED
Butomaceae NERFINISHED
Hydrocharitaceae NERFINISHED
Juncaginaceae NERFINISHED
Limnocharitaceae NERFINISHED
Maundiaceae NERFINISHED
Posidoniaceae NERFINISHED
Potamogetonaceae NERFINISHED
Ruppiaceae NERFINISHED
Scheuchzeriaceae NERFINISHED
Tofieldiaceae NERFINISHED
Zannichelliaceae NERFINISHED
Zosteraceae NERFINISHED
ecologicalRole habitat providers for aquatic fauna
primary producers in aquatic ecosystems
economicUse aquarium plants
food plants in some cultures
ornamental plants
flowerType inconspicuous flowers in many species
habitat freshwater ecosystems
marine environments
marshes
swamps
wet meadows
hasCommonName water-plantains and allies
includesTaxon Araceae NERFINISHED
titan arum NERFINISHED
isMostly aquatic plants
wetland plants
kingdom Plantae
leafMorphology often linear or ribbon-like leaves
sometimes broad, sagittate or cordate leaves
photosyntheticPathway C3 photosynthesis
pollination insect pollination in some species
water pollination in many species
reproduction sexual reproduction via flowers
vegetative reproduction
rootSystem rhizomatous in many species
taxonomicRank order

Referenced by (4)

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

Amorphophallus titanum order Alismatales
Araceae order Alismatales
Commelinales family Alismatales
this entity surface form: Pontederiaceae
seagrass Thalassia testudinum order Alismatales
subject surface form: Thalassia testudinum