Lardizabalaceae

E85609

Lardizabalaceae is a small family of mostly woody, often climbing flowering plants known for their ornamental foliage and sometimes edible fruits, native primarily to East Asia and the Andes.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family
taxon
clade Angiosperms
Eudicots
Ranunculales
climbingMechanism tendrils
twining stems
commonUse garden ornamentals
containsGenus Akebia
Boquila
Decaisnea
Holboellia
Lardizabala
Stauntonia
distribution subtropical regions
temperate regions
economicUse fruit crops
ornamental plants
edibleSpeciesExample Akebia quinata
Decaisnea fargesii
flowerSex unisexual or bisexual flowers
flowerType flowering plants
fruitType berries
pods
growthForm climbing plants
lianas
habitat forest margins
woodlands
hasCharacteristic ornamental foliage
sometimes edible fruits
kingdom Plantae
leafType compound leaves
often evergreen
nativeTo Andes
East Asia
South America
notableRegion Argentina
Chile
China
Japan
order Ranunculales
pollination insect-pollinated
reproduction angiospermous
taxonRank family
type mostly woody plants

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ranunculales
includesFamily

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