Hippophae

E94146
plant genus taxon

Hippophae is a small genus of hardy, nitrogen-fixing shrubs best known for sea buckthorn, whose bright orange berries are rich in vitamins and used in food, cosmetics, and traditional medicine.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Hippophae rhamnoides 3
Hippophae salicifolia 1
Hippophae tibetana 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
class Magnoliopsida NERFINISHED ⓘ
commonName sea buckthorn genus ⓘ
describedBy Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
describedInYear 1753 ⓘ
domain Eukarya ⓘ
surface form: Eukaryota
family Elaeagnaceae ⓘ
flowerSex dioecious ⓘ
fruitColor orange ⓘ
fruitRichIn carotenoids ⓘ
vitamin C ⓘ
vitamin E ⓘ
fruitType berry-like drupe ⓘ
fruitUsedFor cosmetics ⓘ
food products ⓘ
traditional medicine ⓘ
growthForm shrub ⓘ
habitat coastal areas ⓘ
mountain slopes ⓘ
riverbanks ⓘ
hasSpecies Hippophae goniocarpa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hippophae gyantsensis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hippophae litangensis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hippophae neurocarpa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hippophae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Hippophae rhamnoides

Hippophae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Hippophae salicifolia

Hippophae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Hippophae tibetana
isNitrogenFixing true ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafArrangement alternate ⓘ
leafType deciduous ⓘ
nativeTo Central Asia ⓘ
China NERFINISHED ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
Himalayas ⓘ
Mongolia ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
order Rosales ⓘ
phylum Tracheophyta ⓘ
pollination wind-pollinated ⓘ
symbioticPartner Frankia bacteria ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
tolerates drought ⓘ
poor soils ⓘ
salinity ⓘ
typeSpecies Hippophae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Hippophae rhamnoides
usedFor land reclamation ⓘ
ornamental planting ⓘ
shelterbelts ⓘ
soil stabilization ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hippophae → hasSpecies → Hippophae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hippophae rhamnoides
Hippophae → hasSpecies → Hippophae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hippophae salicifolia
Hippophae → hasSpecies → Hippophae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hippophae tibetana
Elaeagnaceae → includesGenus → Hippophae ⓘ
Elaeagnaceae → notableSpecies → Hippophae ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hippophae rhamnoides
Hippophae → typeSpecies → Hippophae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hippophae rhamnoides