Aizoaceae
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Aizoaceae is a family of flowering plants, many of which are succulent and adapted to arid environments, commonly known as ice plants or carpet weeds.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clade of flowering plants
→
plant family → taxon → |
| adaptation |
hygrochastic capsules that open when wet
→
salt tolerance in some coastal species → succulent tissues for water storage → |
| approximateNumberOfGenera | about 120 → |
| approximateNumberOfSpecies | over 1800 → |
| class | Magnoliopsida → |
| commonName |
carpet weed family
→
ice plant family → |
| distribution | cosmopolitan in warm and arid regions → |
| division | Magnoliophyta → |
| economicUse |
edible fruits in some species
→
ground covers → ornamental plants → soil stabilization on coastal dunes → |
| flowerType |
actinomorphic flowers
→
bisexual flowers → |
| fruitType |
capsule
→
sometimes berry-like fruit → |
| hasCharacteristic |
adapted to arid environments
→
many species are succulent → many species have fleshy leaves → many species have showy flowers → often halophytic or xerophytic → |
| hasNotableSpecies |
Carpobrotus edulis
→
Lithops →
surface form:
Lithops lesliei
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum → |
| isA | family of flowering plants → |
| kingdom | Plantae → |
| leafType |
often cylindrical or triangular in cross-section
→
simple leaves → usually opposite leaves → |
| nativeTo |
Australia
→
Namibia → New Zealand → South Africa → South America → Southern Africa → Namibia →
surface form:
Southwestern Africa
coastal regions of the Mediterranean → |
| notableGenus |
Carpobrotus
→
Conophytum → Mesembryanthemum →
surface form:
Delosperma
Fenestraria → Mesembryanthemum →
surface form:
Lampranthus
Lithops → Mesembryanthemum → |
| order | Caryophyllales → |
| photosyntheticPathway | CAM photosynthesis in many species → |
| pollination | insect-pollinated → |
| taxonRank | family → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.