Rapateaceae
E746060
Rapateaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Poales, primarily consisting of herbaceous species native to tropical South America and parts of West Africa, often found in wet, nutrient-poor habitats.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| centerOfDiversity | Guiana Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Monocots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | rapateas ⓘ |
| containsGenus |
Amphiphyllum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cephalostemon NERFINISHED ⓘ Guacamaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Kunhardtia NERFINISHED ⓘ Masoala NERFINISHED ⓘ Monotrema NERFINISHED ⓘ Potarophytum NERFINISHED ⓘ Rapatea NERFINISHED ⓘ Saxofridericia NERFINISHED ⓘ Schoenocephalium NERFINISHED ⓘ Spartochloa NERFINISHED ⓘ Stegolepis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | small family of flowering plants ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Amazon Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guiana Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | specialists of oligotrophic habitats ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | Robert Hermann Schomburgk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDescriptionYear | 1845 ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | radial symmetry ⓘ |
| flowerType | bisexual flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType | capsule ⓘ |
| habitat |
nutrient-poor habitats
ⓘ
savannas ⓘ stream margins ⓘ swamps ⓘ wet habitats ⓘ |
| hasApproximateNumberOfGenera | 16 ⓘ |
| hasApproximateNumberOfSpecies | 100 ⓘ |
| inflorescencePosition | terminal inflorescences ⓘ |
| inflorescenceType | head-like inflorescences ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | basal rosettes ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaves ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
West Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tropical South America ⓘ |
| notableMorphology |
conspicuous bracts in inflorescences
ⓘ
tufted habit ⓘ |
| order | Poales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | APG IV system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | water-dispersed seeds ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typicalGrowthForm | herbaceous ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.