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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Berberidaceae canonical | 20 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| characteristicFeature |
flowers usually with distinct sepals and petals
ⓘ
fruits often berries or capsules ⓘ often evergreen or semi-evergreen foliage ⓘ simple or compound leaves ⓘ spiny stems in many species ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName | barberry family ⓘ |
| containsCompound | berberine ⓘ |
| distribution |
some species in East Asia
ⓘ
some species in South America ⓘ temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| economicUse |
medicinal plants
ⓘ
ornamental plants ⓘ source of alkaloids ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | radial symmetry in most species ⓘ |
| habitat |
forest margins
ⓘ
shrublands ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| hasGrowthForm |
herbaceous perennial
ⓘ
shrub ⓘ subshrub ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Achlys
ⓘ
Berberis ⓘ Bongardia ⓘ Caulophyllum ⓘ Diphylleia ⓘ Epimedium ⓘ Gymnospermium ⓘ Jeffersonia ⓘ Leontice ⓘ Mahonia ⓘ Nandina ⓘ Plagiorhegma ⓘ Podophyllum ⓘ Vancouveria ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | alternate ⓘ |
| leafType | often pinnate or palmate compound in some genera ⓘ |
| order | Ranunculales ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | APG IV system ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Papaveraceae
ⓘ
Ranunculaceae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Berberis ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.