Berberidaceae
E81721
Berberidaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the barberry family, comprising shrubs and herbaceous species often recognized for their spiny stems and ornamental or medicinal uses.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
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taxon → |
| characteristicFeature |
flowers usually with distinct sepals and petals
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fruits often berries or capsules → often evergreen or semi-evergreen foliage → simple or compound leaves → spiny stems in many species → |
| clade |
Angiosperms
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Eudicots → |
| commonName |
barberry family
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| containsCompound |
berberine
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| distribution |
some species in East Asia
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some species in South America → temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere → |
| economicUse |
medicinal plants
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ornamental plants → source of alkaloids → |
| flowerSymmetry |
radial symmetry in most species
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| habitat |
forest margins
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shrublands → woodlands → |
| hasGrowthForm |
herbaceous perennial
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shrub → subshrub → |
| includesGenus |
Achlys
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Berberis → Bongardia → Caulophyllum → Diphylleia → Epimedium → Gymnospermium → Jeffersonia → Leontice → Mahonia → Nandina → Plagiorhegma → Podophyllum → Vancouveria → |
| kingdom |
Plantae
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| leafArrangement |
alternate
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| leafType |
often pinnate or palmate compound in some genera
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| order |
Ranunculales
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| pollination |
insect-pollinated
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| recognizedBy |
APG IV system
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| relatedTo |
Papaveraceae
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Ranunculaceae → |
| taxonRank |
family
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| typeGenus |
Berberis
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Ranunculales
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includesFamily |
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Hydrastidaceae
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relatedTo |