Vitaceae
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Vitaceae is a family of flowering plants best known for grapevines, many of which produce edible grapes and are cultivated worldwide for fruit and wine.
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| characteristicGrowthForm |
herbaceous vine
ⓘ
liana ⓘ woody climber ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida ⓘ |
| climbingMechanism | tendrils ⓘ |
| commonName | grape family ⓘ |
| containsGenus |
Acareosperma
ⓘ
Afrocayratia ⓘ Ampelocissus ⓘ Ampelopsis ⓘ Cayratia ⓘ Cissus ⓘ Clematicissus ⓘ Cyphostemma ⓘ Leea ⓘ Muscadinia ⓘ Nekemias ⓘ Tetrastigma ⓘ
surface form:
Nothocissus
Parthenocissus ⓘ Cayratia ⓘ
surface form:
Pseudocayratia
Pseudovitis ⓘ Pterisanthes ⓘ Pterocissus ⓘ Rhoicissus ⓘ Tetrastigma ⓘ Vitis ⓘ Yua ⓘ |
| describedBy | Antoine Laurent de Jussieu ⓘ |
| distribution | cosmopolitan ⓘ |
| division | Tracheophyta ⓘ |
| economicUse |
fruit production
ⓘ
ornamental plants ⓘ wine production ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | actinomorphic ⓘ |
| flowerType | small flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType | berry ⓘ |
| includesSpecies |
Parthenocissus
ⓘ
surface form:
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Parthenocissus ⓘ
surface form:
Parthenocissus tricuspidata
Vitis labrusca ⓘ Vitis vinifera ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | alternate leaves ⓘ |
| leafType |
compound leaves
ⓘ
simple leaves ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
subtropical regions
ⓘ
temperate regions ⓘ tropical regions ⓘ |
| notableCrop | grapes ⓘ |
| order | Vitales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination |
insect-pollinated
ⓘ
self-pollinated ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Vitis ⓘ |
| usedFor |
juice production
ⓘ
raisin production ⓘ rootstocks for viticulture ⓘ table grapes ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1789 ⓘ |