Dorstenia

E68365

plant genus taxon

Dorstenia is a genus of unusual, often low-growing tropical plants known for their distinctive, flattened, star- or disk-shaped inflorescences.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	plant genus → taxon →
belongsTo	tribe Dorstenieae →
belongsToSubfamily	Moraceae subfamily Moraceae s.l. →
clade	Angiosperms → Eudicots → Rosids →
containsSpecies	Dorstenia barnimiana → Dorstenia brasiliensis → Dorstenia crispa → Dorstenia elata → Dorstenia foetida → Dorstenia gigas →
cultivation	grown in pots by collectors →
describedBy	Carl Linnaeus →
distributionCharacteristic	mainly tropical →
family	Moraceae →
flowerSex	unisexual flowers →
growthForm	herbaceous plant → succulent plant →
habitat	rocky outcrops → semi-arid habitats → shaded forest floors →
inflorescenceShape	disk-shaped → star-shaped →
inflorescenceStructure	hypanthodium-like receptacle →
inflorescenceType	flattened inflorescence →
kingdom	Plantae →
leafArrangement	alternate leaves →
leafType	simple leaves →
namedAfter	Theodor Dorsten NERFINISHED →
nativeTo	Arabian Peninsula → Madagascar → tropical Africa → tropical Americas →
notableFeature	unusual flattened inflorescences →
order	Rosales →
photosyntheticPathway	C3 →
pollinationSyndrome	insect-pollinated →
relatedTo	Artocarpus → Ficus →
reproductiveOrgan	multiple small flowers on a common receptacle →
taxonRank	genus →
typeSpecies	Dorstenia contrajerva →
typicalHabit	low-growing → rosette-forming →
usedAs	medicinal plant → ornamental plant →
yearDescribed	1753 →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dorstenia ("Dorstenia foetida") → Dorstenia ("Dorstenia gigas") → Dorstenia ("Dorstenia barnimiana") → Dorstenia ("Dorstenia crispa") → Dorstenia ("Dorstenia elata") → Dorstenia ("Dorstenia brasiliensis") →	containsSpecies
Moraceae →	contains
Dorstenia ("Dorstenia contrajerva") →	typeSpecies