Flagellariaceae
E742882
Flagellariaceae is a small family of tropical climbing monocot plants characterized by grass-like leaves and tendril-like leaf tips, traditionally placed within the order Poales.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| APGIVPlacement | Poales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
climbing habit
ⓘ
grass-like leaves ⓘ tendril-like leaf tips ⓘ tropical distribution ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Monocots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climbingMechanism | leaf-tip tendrils ⓘ |
| describedAs | small family of tropical climbing monocot plants ⓘ |
| distribution |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific islands NERFINISHED ⓘ tropical regions of the Old World ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | climbers in tropical vegetation ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from genus name Flagellaria ⓘ |
| flowerCharacteristic |
inconspicuous flowers
ⓘ
small flowers ⓘ |
| growthForm |
climbing herbs
ⓘ
lianas ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal thickets
ⓘ
tropical forests ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | flagellaria family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeGenus | Flagellaria ⓘ |
| higherClassification |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
Monocots NERFINISHED ⓘ Poales NERFINISHED ⓘ Tracheophyta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inflorescenceType | panicle ⓘ |
| isA |
family of flowering plants
ⓘ
family of monocotyledonous plants ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafApex | elongated whip-like tip ⓘ |
| leafApexFunction | climbing tendril ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | alternate ⓘ |
| leafMorphology |
linear leaves
ⓘ
parallel venation ⓘ |
| order | Poales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosyntheticOrgan | leaves with sheathing bases ⓘ |
| reproductiveStructure | one-seeded fruit ⓘ |
| stemCharacteristic | often woody at base ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| traditionalPlacement | Poales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
basketry in some regions
ⓘ
weaving materials ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.