Hovenia
E87344
Hovenia is a small genus of flowering trees and shrubs, best known for the Japanese raisin tree (Hovenia dulcis), valued for its sweet, edible fruit stalks and use in traditional medicine.
Aliases (4)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
→
taxon → taxon → tree species → |
| bestKnownFor |
Hovenia dulcis
→
|
| clade |
Angiosperms
→
Eudicots → Rosids → |
| commonName |
Japanese raisin tree
→
Oriental raisin tree → |
| contains |
dihydromyricetin
→
flavonoids → |
| describedBy |
Carl Peter Thunberg
→
|
| family |
Rhamnaceae
→
Rhamnaceae → |
| fruitTaste |
sweet
→
|
| genus |
Hovenia
→
|
| hasEdiblePart |
fruit stalks
→
|
| hasSpecies |
Hovenia acerba
→
Hovenia dulcis → Hovenia pubescens → |
| kingdom |
Plantae
→
|
| namedAfter |
Thorkild Høven
→
|
| nativeTo |
China
→
China → East Asia → East Asia → Himalayan region → Japan → Japan → Korea → Korea → |
| order |
Rosales
→
|
| plantGrowthForm |
deciduous tree
→
shrub → tree → |
| propagatedBy |
cuttings
→
seed → |
| studiedFor |
anti‑intoxication effects
→
hepatoprotective effects → |
| taxonRank |
genus
→
species → |
| usedFor |
ornamental planting
→
ornamental planting → timber → timber → traditional medicine → traditional medicine → |
Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Hovenia
("Hovenia dulcis")
→
Hovenia ("Hovenia acerba") → Hovenia ("Hovenia pubescens") → |
hasSpecies |
|
Rhamnaceae
→
Rhamnaceae ("Hovenia dulcis") → |
hasMember |
|
Hovenia
("Hovenia dulcis")
→
|
bestKnownFor |
|
Hovenia dulcis
("Oriental raisin tree")
→
|
commonName |
|
Hovenia dulcis
→
|
genus |
|
Rhamnaceae
("Hovenia dulcis")
→
|
notableSpecies |