Calycanthaceae
E894240
Calycanthaceae is a small family of aromatic flowering shrubs, commonly known as sweetshrubs or spicebushes, native mainly to temperate regions of North America and East Asia.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| aroma |
aromatic bark
ⓘ
aromatic flowers ⓘ aromatic foliage ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Magnoliids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName |
spicebush family
ⓘ
sweetshrub family ⓘ |
| containsGenus |
Calycanthus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chimonanthus NERFINISHED ⓘ Idiospermum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | small family of aromatic flowering shrubs ⓘ |
| distribution |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern North America ⓘ western North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicUse |
fragrant garden shrubs
ⓘ
ornamental plants ⓘ |
| familyNameSuffix | -aceae ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | spirally arranged tepals ⓘ |
| flowerType | bisexual flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType | indehiscent pseudocarp ⓘ |
| growthForm | shrubs ⓘ |
| habitat | temperate regions ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
showy perianth segments
ⓘ
spicy fragrance ⓘ |
| hasNotableSpecies |
Calycanthus floridus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chimonanthus praecox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | opposite leaves ⓘ |
| leafPersistence | deciduous or evergreen ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaves ⓘ |
| namedAfter | genus Calycanthus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
East Asia
ⓘ
North America ⓘ |
| order | Laurales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | APG IV system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproductiveStructure |
flowers with numerous carpels
ⓘ
flowers with numerous stamens ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Calycanthus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | horticulture ⓘ |
| woodType | woody plants ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.