Crossosomataceae

E1039575

Crossosomataceae is a small family of flowering plants comprising shrubs and small trees, primarily native to arid and semi-arid regions of North and Central America.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Crossosomataceae canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf angiosperm family ⓘ
plant family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
belongsToAPGSystem APG IV system ⓘ
clade Angiosperms ⓘ
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Eudicots ⓘ
Rosids ⓘ
commonName Crossosoma family ⓘ
conservationStatus some species locally rare ⓘ
describedAs small family of shrubs and small trees ⓘ
distributionRegion Central America ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
southwestern United States ⓘ
ecologicalAdaptation drought tolerance ⓘ
economicImportance limited horticultural use ⓘ
flowerType bisexual flowers ⓘ
fruitType capsule ⓘ
growthForm shrubs ⓘ
small trees ⓘ
hasGenus Apacheria ⓘ
Crossosoma ⓘ
Forsellesia ⓘ
Glossopetalon ⓘ
Tetracoccus ⓘ
Velascoa ⓘ
hasTaxonomicAuthority Engler ⓘ
isA family of flowering plants ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafArrangement alternate leaves ⓘ
leafType simple leaves ⓘ
nameSuffix -aceae ⓘ
nativeTo Central America ⓘ
North America ⓘ
order Crossosomatales ⓘ
petalNumber usually five petals ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway C3 photosynthesis ⓘ
pollination insect-pollinated ⓘ
previouslyPlacedInOrder Rosales ⓘ
recognizedBy Angiosperm Phylogeny Group ⓘ
reproductiveStructure flowers with distinct petals and sepals ⓘ
seedDispersal primarily by dehiscent capsules ⓘ
stamenNumber numerous stamens ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
typicalHabitat arid regions ⓘ
semi-arid regions ⓘ
woodType hardwood ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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

Crossosomatales → containsTaxon → Crossosomataceae ⓘ