Alphitonia

E93543

Alphitonia is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs, commonly known as ash or soap trees, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Pacific and Asia.


Statements (41)
Predicate Object
instanceOf genus of plants
taxon
barkProperty contains saponins
belongsTo Rhamnaceae
clade Angiosperms
Eudicots
Rosids
commonName ash trees
soap trees
distributionRegion Melanesia
Oceania
Polynesia
Southeast Asia
family Rhamnaceae
habitat subtropical forests
tropical forests
hasFlower small flowers
hasFruit capsule or drupe-like fruit
hasGrowthForm shrub
tree
hasSpecies Alphitonia excelsa
Alphitonia petriei
Alphitonia whitei
Alphitonia zizyphoides
isA flowering plant genus
kingdom Plantae
leafType evergreen
nativeTo subtropical Asia
subtropical Pacific
tropical Asia
tropical Pacific
order Rosales
partOf Rhamnaceae genera
photosyntheticPathway C3
reproductiveType flowering
taxonRank genus
usedFor soap substitute
timber
traditional medicine
woodProperty durable
hard

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Alphitonia ("Alphitonia petriei")
Alphitonia ("Alphitonia whitei")
hasSpecies
Rhamnaceae
hasMember

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