Dirachma

E72167

plant genus taxon

Dirachma is a small, rare genus of flowering plants known for its highly restricted distribution and placement in its own family, Dirachmaceae.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	plant genus → taxon →
belongsToMonogenericFamily	Dirachmaceae →
clade	Angiosperms → Eudicots →
conservationStatusOfGenus	threatened →
describedBy	Isaac Bayley Balfour →
family	Dirachmaceae →
flowerType	bisexual flowers →
fruitType	capsule →
habitat	arid regions → rocky slopes →
hasCommonName	dirachma →
hasDistribution	highly restricted distribution →
hasSpecies	Dirachma socotrana → Dirachma somalensis →
hasTaxonomicNote	placed in its own family Dirachmaceae due to distinctive morphological characters →
isA	flowering plant genus → rare genus → small genus →
isEndemicTo	Horn of Africa region →
isInFamily	Dirachmaceae →
isMonogenericFamilyOf	Dirachmaceae →
isNativeTo	Somalia → Yemen →
isTypeGenusOf	Dirachmaceae →
kingdom	Plantae →
leafArrangement	alternate →
leafType	simple leaves →
order	Rosales →
pollination	insect-pollinated →
recognizedBy	Plants of the World Online → The Plant List →
reproductiveType	angiosperm →
taxonAuthor	Isaac Bayley Balfour →
taxonomicRank	genus →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dirachmaceae →	containsGenus
Dirachma ("Dirachma socotrana") →	hasSpecies
Dirachmaceae →	typeGenus