Tropaeolaceae

E1039573

Tropaeolaceae is a small family of flowering plants best known for the garden nasturtiums, which are cultivated worldwide for their bright, showy flowers and edible leaves.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Tropaeolaceae canonical 2
nasturtium family 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
approximateNumberOfSpecies 80 ⓘ
characteristic bright showy flowers ⓘ
herbaceous plants ⓘ
often climbing or trailing habit ⓘ
peltate leaves in many species ⓘ
clade Angiosperms ⓘ
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Eudicots ⓘ
commonName nasturtium family ⓘ
linked to: Tropaeolaceae
containsCompound glucotropaeolin ⓘ
describedInTaxonomySystem APG IV system ⓘ
distribution Neotropics ⓘ
linked to: Neotropical realm
economicUse edible plants ⓘ
medicinal plants ⓘ
ornamental plants ⓘ
ediblePart flowers ⓘ
immature fruits ⓘ
leaves ⓘ
flavorCharacteristic peppery taste ⓘ
flowerColor orange ⓘ
red ⓘ
yellow ⓘ
flowerStructure five petals ⓘ
often with a nectar spur ⓘ
flowerSymmetry zygomorphic ⓘ
fruitType schizocarp ⓘ
hasGenus Magallana tropaeolifolia (if treated separately, but usually within Tropaeolum) ⓘ
Tropaeolum ⓘ
hasNotableMember Tropaeolum majus ⓘ
linked to: Tropaeolum

Tropaeolum minus ⓘ
linked to: Tropaeolum

Tropaeolum pentaphyllum ⓘ
linked to: Tropaeolum

Tropaeolum peregrinum ⓘ
linked to: Tropaeolum

Tropaeolum tuberosum ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafArrangement alternate ⓘ
leafType simple leaves ⓘ
namedAfter genus Tropaeolum ⓘ
nativeRange Central America ⓘ
South America ⓘ
numberOfGenera 1 ⓘ
order Brassicales ⓘ
pollination insects ⓘ
previouslyPlacedInOrder Geraniales ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
typeGenus Tropaeolum ⓘ
usedIn garnishes ⓘ
salads ⓘ
traditional medicine ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Brassicales → containsFamily → Tropaeolaceae ⓘ
Tropaeolaceae → commonName → nasturtium family ⓘ
linked to: Tropaeolaceae
Capparales → historicallyEncompassed → Tropaeolaceae ⓘ