Morella

E1039603

Morella is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees in the bayberry family, known for their aromatic foliage and often waxy, berry-like fruits.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Morella canonical 3
Morella faya 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
belongsTo Myricaceae ⓘ
clade Angiosperms ⓘ
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Core eudicots ⓘ
linked to: Eudicots

Eudicots ⓘ
commonName bayberry genus ⓘ
ecologicalRole food source for birds ⓘ
soil nitrogen enrichment ⓘ
family Myricaceae ⓘ
fruitSurface waxy coating ⓘ
fruitType drupe-like ⓘ
fruitUse traditional candle-making (from waxy coating) ⓘ
growthForm multi-stemmed shrub ⓘ
small tree ⓘ
habitat coastal regions ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
woodlands ⓘ
hasCharacteristic aromatic foliage ⓘ
flowering shrubs ⓘ
nitrogen-fixing root nodules ⓘ
often evergreen ⓘ
small trees ⓘ
waxy berry-like fruits ⓘ
hasSpecies Morella caroliniensis ⓘ
Morella cerifera ⓘ
Morella faya ⓘ
linked to: Morella

Morella pensylvanica ⓘ
Morella rubra ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafArrangement alternate ⓘ
leafOdor aromatic ⓘ
resinous ⓘ
leafType simple leaves ⓘ
nativeRange subtropical regions ⓘ
temperate regions ⓘ
order Fagales ⓘ
pollination wind-pollinated ⓘ
relatedTo Myrica ⓘ
reproduction flowers ⓘ
taxonomicStatus accepted genus in Myricaceae ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
tolerance poor soils ⓘ
salt spray ⓘ
typicalSoil acidic soils ⓘ
usedFor hedges ⓘ
ornamental planting ⓘ
wildlife habitat ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Myricaceae → includesGenus → Morella ⓘ
The Fall of the House of Usher (TV series) → basedOn → Morella ⓘ
subject linked to: The Fall of the House of Usher
Morella → hasSpecies → Morella faya ⓘ
linked to: Morella