Hydrostachyaceae
E728728
Hydrostachyaceae is a small family of highly specialized aquatic flowering plants, often placed in or near the order Lamiales, known for their unique submerged habit and distinctive, densely clustered inflorescences.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| adaptation | morphology suited to submerged life ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Asterids NERFINISHED ⓘ Eudicots ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | habitat degradation ⓘ |
| contains | Hydrostachys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution |
Africa
ⓘ
Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalAdaptation | adapted to strong water currents ⓘ |
| floralSex | bisexual flowers ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | zygomorphic ⓘ |
| growthForm | submerged herbaceous plants ⓘ |
| habitat |
fast-flowing streams
ⓘ
freshwater ⓘ rivers ⓘ |
| hasLimitedSpeciesNumber | true ⓘ |
| hasReducedVegetativeStructures | true ⓘ |
| hasRhizome | true ⓘ |
| hasSpecializedMorphology | true ⓘ |
| hasSubmergedHabit | true ⓘ |
| inflorescencesPosition | emergent or near water surface ⓘ |
| inflorescenceType | densely clustered inflorescences ⓘ |
| isAquatic | true ⓘ |
| isEndemicTo | Madagascar and parts of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFloweringPlantFamily | true ⓘ |
| isHighlySpecializedAquatic | true ⓘ |
| isMonogeneric | true ⓘ |
| isNonWoody | true ⓘ |
| isRare | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType | highly dissected leaves ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | perennial ⓘ |
| numberOfGenera | 1 ⓘ |
| order | Lamiales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosyntheticOrgan | submerged leaves ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | water-mediated pollination ⓘ |
| previouslyPlacedInOrder | Scrophulariales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEnvironment | tropical regions ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | APG IV system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy | sexual reproduction via flowers ⓘ |
| rootSystem | anchoring to rocky substrates ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | water dispersal ⓘ |
| systematicPosition | near base of Lamiales ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.