oak family (Fagaceae)
E82408
The oak family (Fagaceae) is a large family of flowering trees and shrubs that includes oaks, beeches, and chestnuts, many of which are ecologically and economically important in temperate forests worldwide.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fagaceae | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
angiosperm family
ⓘ
plant family ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName | oak family ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Baron von Berchtold
ⓘ
Ján Svatopluk Presl ⓘ |
| distribution | Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
dominant canopy trees
ⓘ
keystone species ⓘ |
| economicUse |
cork production
ⓘ
edible nuts ⓘ flooring wood ⓘ furniture wood ⓘ ornamental trees ⓘ timber production ⓘ |
| flowerType | flowering plants ⓘ |
| fruitEnclosure | cupule ⓘ |
| fruitType |
acorn
ⓘ
nut ⓘ |
| growthForm |
shrubs
ⓘ
trees ⓘ |
| habitat |
montane forests
ⓘ
temperate forests ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Castanea
ⓘ
Castanopsis ⓘ Chrysolepis ⓘ Trigonobalanus ⓘ
surface form:
Colombobalanus
Fagus ⓘ Formanodendron ⓘ Lithocarpus ⓘ Chrysolepis ⓘ
surface form:
Notholithocarpus
Quercus ⓘ Trigonobalanus ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafPersistence |
deciduous
ⓘ
evergreen ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaves ⓘ |
| nativeRegion |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Castanea
ⓘ
surface form:
Castanea dentata
Castanea sativa ⓘ Fagus ⓘ
surface form:
Fagus sylvatica
Quercus alba ⓘ cork oak ⓘ
surface form:
Quercus ilex
Quercus ⓘ
surface form:
Quercus robur
|
| notableProduct |
chestnuts
ⓘ
cork ⓘ oak timber ⓘ |
| order | Fagales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | wind-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproductiveBiology | monoecious ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Fagus ⓘ |
| woodType | hardwood ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fagales
this entity surface form:
Fagaceae