Calceolariaceae
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Calceolariaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales, best known for the ornamental slipperworts (Calceolaria) with their distinctive pouch-shaped flowers.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| APGClassification |
recognized as separate family in APG III system
ⓘ
recognized as separate family in APG IV system ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName | slipperwort family ⓘ |
| containsGenus |
Calceolaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jovellana NERFINISHED ⓘ Porodittia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution |
Central America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicUse | ornamental horticulture ⓘ |
| etymology | family name derived from genus Calceolaria ⓘ |
| floralNectar | nectar produced in lower lip pouch ⓘ |
| flowerCharacteristic |
bilabiate corolla
ⓘ
pouch-shaped flowers ⓘ zygomorphic flowers ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
orange
ⓘ
red ⓘ spotted patterns common ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| growthForm |
herbaceous plants
ⓘ
shrubs ⓘ |
| habitat |
montane regions
ⓘ
temperate regions ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| knownFor | ornamental slipperworts ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | opposite leaves ⓘ |
| lifeCycle |
annual species
ⓘ
perennial species ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Calceolaria means "little shoe" or "small slipper" in Latin ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Calceolaria crenatiflora
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Calceolaria herbeohybrida NERFINISHED ⓘ Jovellana violacea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUse | potted ornamental plants ⓘ |
| order | Lamiales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 photosynthesis ⓘ |
| phylogeneticPosition | basal lineage within Lamiales ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| previousClassification | included in Scrophulariaceae in older systems ⓘ |
| regionOfDiversity | Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproductiveStructure | capsular fruits ⓘ |
| seedCharacteristic | numerous small seeds ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Calceolaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.