Krameria
E896275
Krameria is a small genus of flowering plants known for its shrubby species with distinctive red or purple flowers, commonly found in arid regions of the Americas.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| adaptation | drought tolerance ⓘ |
| authority | Loefl. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Krameriaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ |
| containsCompound | tannins ⓘ |
| describedAs | small genus of flowering plants ⓘ |
| family | Krameriaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1758 (approximate) ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
purple
ⓘ
red ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Andean region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neotropics NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommonName |
rhatany
ⓘ
rhatany bushes ⓘ |
| hasFlowerStructure |
distinctive petaloid sepals
ⓘ
zygomorphic flowers ⓘ |
| hasFruitType | schizocarp ⓘ |
| hasGrowthForm | shrub ⓘ |
| hasRootSystem | deep root system ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Krameria argentea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Krameria cistoidea NERFINISHED ⓘ Krameria erecta NERFINISHED ⓘ Krameria glandulosa NERFINISHED ⓘ Krameria grayi NERFINISHED ⓘ Krameria ixine NERFINISHED ⓘ Krameria lappacea NERFINISHED ⓘ Krameria pauciflora NERFINISHED ⓘ Krameria triandra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMonogenericFamily | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Johann Georg Heinrich Kramer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Americas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central America ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| order | Zygophyllales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partUsed | roots ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollinationSyndrome | bee-pollinated ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
arid regions
ⓘ
semi-arid regions ⓘ |
| usedFor |
as astringent
ⓘ
medicinal purposes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.