Cryptandra

E94216
plant genus taxon

Cryptandra is a genus of small, often spiny flowering shrubs native mainly to Australia, belonging to the buckthorn family.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Cryptandra amara 1

Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
belongsTo buckthorn family ⓘ
clade Angiosperms ⓘ
Eudicots ⓘ
Rosids NERFINISHED ⓘ
commonName cryptandra ⓘ
describedAs genus of small flowering shrubs ⓘ
often spiny shrubs ⓘ
distribution southern Australia ⓘ
western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
family Rhamnaceae ⓘ
firstDescribedBy Robert Brown ⓘ
habitat heathlands ⓘ
shrublands ⓘ
woodlands ⓘ
hasCharacteristic small flowers ⓘ
small leaves ⓘ
spiny branches ⓘ
hasFlowerSymmetry radial symmetry ⓘ
hasFlowerType bisexual flowers ⓘ
hasFruitType capsule ⓘ
hasGrowthForm shrub ⓘ
hasTaxonomicAuthorityAbbreviation R.Br. ⓘ
hasTypeSpecies Cryptandra self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Cryptandra amara
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafArrangement alternate leaves ⓘ
leafType simple leaves ⓘ
nativeTo Australia ⓘ
mainly Australia ⓘ
order Rosales ⓘ
pollination insect-pollinated ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Rhamnaceae → hasMember → Cryptandra ⓘ
Cryptandra → hasTypeSpecies → Cryptandra self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cryptandra amara