Phytolaccaceae

E58821

plant family taxonomic family

Phytolaccaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the pokeweed family, that includes mostly herbaceous species and shrubs found in tropical and subtropical regions.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Phytolacca	1
pokeweed family	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	plant family ⓘ taxonomic family ⓘ
class	Magnoliopsida ⓘ
commonName	Phytolaccaceae self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: pokeweed family
contains	herbaceous plants ⓘ shrubs ⓘ
distribution	also Old World tropics ⓘ mainly New World tropics ⓘ
division	Magnoliophyta ⓘ
economicUse	ornamental plants ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ
flowerSymmetry	actinomorphic ⓘ
flowerType	bisexual flowers ⓘ
fruitType	berry ⓘ drupe-like fruit ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	mostly herbaceous species ⓘ often poisonous tissues ⓘ some woody species ⓘ
hasLanguageName	French: Phytolaccacées ⓘ Spanish: fitolacáceas ⓘ
historicallyIncludedIn	Caryophyllales ⓘ surface form: Caryophyllales s.l.
includesGenus	Gallesia ⓘ Petiveria ⓘ Phytolaccaceae self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Phytolacca Rivina ⓘ
isA	family of flowering plants ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
leafArrangement	alternate leaves ⓘ
leafMargin	entire margin ⓘ
leafType	simple leaves ⓘ
nativeTo	subtropical regions ⓘ tropical regions ⓘ
notableSpecies	Phytolacca americana ⓘ Phytolacca ⓘ surface form: Phytolacca dioica
order	Caryophyllales ⓘ
ovaryPosition	superior ovary ⓘ
perianth	usually 4 or 5 tepals ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway	C3 ⓘ
recognizedBy	APG IV system ⓘ
sap	often colored sap ⓘ
stamens	usually equal or twice the number of tepals ⓘ
taxonRank	family ⓘ
toxicTo	humans ⓘ livestock ⓘ
typeGenus	Phytolacca ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Phytolaccaceae → commonName → Phytolaccaceae self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: pokeweed family

Caryophyllales → containsTaxon → Phytolaccaceae ⓘ

Phytolaccaceae → includesGenus → Phytolaccaceae self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Phytolacca