Taxaceae
E55893
Taxaceae is a family of mostly evergreen, coniferous trees and shrubs commonly known as yews, characterized by their needle-like leaves and fleshy, berry-like seed coverings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taxaceae canonical | 8 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxonomic family ⓘ |
| barkCharacteristic | often reddish-brown bark ⓘ |
| class | Pinopsida ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Cephalotaxaceae ⓘ |
| commonName | yew family ⓘ |
| coneType | highly reduced cones ⓘ |
| containsGenus |
Cephalotaxaceae
ⓘ
surface form:
Amentotaxus
Austrotaxus ⓘ Cephalotaxaceae ⓘ
surface form:
Pseudotaxus
Taxus ⓘ Torreya ⓘ |
| containsToxicCompounds |
taxanes
ⓘ
taxine alkaloids ⓘ |
| distribution |
subtropical regions
ⓘ
temperate regions ⓘ |
| division | Pinophyta ⓘ |
| economicUse |
ornamental plants
ⓘ
source of anticancer drugs ⓘ timber ⓘ |
| evergreen | true ⓘ |
| growthForm |
shrubs
ⓘ
trees ⓘ |
| isComposedMostlyOf |
coniferous shrubs
ⓘ
coniferous trees ⓘ evergreen plants ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType | needle-like leaves ⓘ |
| medicinalUse | source of paclitaxel ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Taxus
ⓘ
surface form:
Taxus baccata
Taxus ⓘ
surface form:
Taxus brevifolia
Taxus ⓘ
surface form:
Taxus cuspidata
Torreya ⓘ
surface form:
Torreya nucifera
|
| order | Pinales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticOrgan | flattened needles ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| phylum | Tracheophyta ⓘ |
| pollination | wind-pollinated ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
APG IV system
ⓘ
Gymnosperm Phylogeny Group ⓘ |
| reproductiveType | gymnosperm ⓘ |
| seedCovering |
berry-like structure
ⓘ
fleshy aril ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | bird-dispersed ⓘ |
| sexualSystem | usually dioecious ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Taxus ⓘ |
| woodCharacteristic | fine-grained wood ⓘ |
| woodType | softwood ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.