Tecophilaeaceae
E853795
Tecophilaeaceae is a small family of flowering monocots in the order Asparagales, comprising mainly bulbous or rhizomatous herbaceous plants often grown for their ornamental, brightly colored flowers.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToClade | core Asparagales ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Monocots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Liliopsida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Conanthera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cyanastrum NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyanella NERFINISHED ⓘ Eremiolirion NERFINISHED ⓘ Kabuyea NERFINISHED ⓘ Odontostomum NERFINISHED ⓘ Tecophilaea NERFINISHED ⓘ Urospatha NERFINISHED ⓘ Walleria ⓘ Zephyra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | John Gilbert Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1877 ⓘ |
| division | Magnoliophyta ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | actinomorphic ⓘ |
| flowerType | bisexual ⓘ |
| fruitType | capsule ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | brightly colored flowers ⓘ |
| hasCommonTrait | geophytic habit ⓘ |
| hasGrowthForm | herbaceous ⓘ |
| hasLanguageName |
de:Tecophilaeaceae
ⓘ
en:Tecophilaeaceae ⓘ es:Tecofiláceas ⓘ fr:Tecophilaeaceae ⓘ |
| hasUndergroundOrgan |
bulb
ⓘ
rhizome ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | basal ⓘ |
| leafType | simple ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Africa
ⓘ
Mediterranean region ⓘ South America ⓘ western North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Asparagales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ovaryPosition | superior ⓘ |
| perianthParts | 6 ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| recognizedBySystem |
APG III
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
APG IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stamenNumber | 6 ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Tecophilaea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | ornamental plants ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.