Hypoxidaceae
E853793
Hypoxidaceae is a small family of monocot flowering plants, often with grass-like leaves and star-shaped flowers, distributed mainly in tropical and subtropical regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hypoxidaceae canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Monocots ⓘ |
| commonName | hypoxid family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Central America NERFINISHED ⓘ Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | understory herbs in grasslands and woodlands ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | actinomorphic ⓘ |
| fruitType |
berry-like in some genera
ⓘ
capsule ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
flowering plants
ⓘ
grass-like leaves ⓘ herbaceous perennials ⓘ often yellow star-shaped flowers in Hypoxis ⓘ rhizomes or corms ⓘ star-shaped flowers ⓘ underground storage organs ⓘ |
| hasNotableSpecies |
Curculigo orchioides
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hypoxis hemerocallidea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Curculigo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hypoxis NERFINISHED ⓘ Molineria NERFINISHED ⓘ Pauridia NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhodohypoxis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | basal rosettes or distichous leaves ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
subtropical regions
ⓘ
tropical regions ⓘ |
| order | Asparagales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ovaryPosition | inferior or half-inferior ⓘ |
| perianthParts | typically six tepals ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| previouslyPlacedIn | Liliaceae (historically, in older systems) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | APG IV system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonomicAuthority | R. Brown (family circumscription widely attributed) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Hypoxis ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ornamental plants
ⓘ
traditional medicine ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.