Convolvulaceae

E288942

Convolvulaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the morning glory family, which includes many twining vines and herbaceous species with funnel-shaped flowers.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Convolvulaceae canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family ⓘ
taxonomic family ⓘ
class Magnoliopsida ⓘ
commonName morning glory family ⓘ
corollaShape campanulate ⓘ
funnel-shaped ⓘ
describedAs family of flowering plants ⓘ
distribution also present in temperate regions ⓘ
cosmopolitan in tropical and subtropical regions ⓘ
division Magnoliophyta ⓘ
economicUse food crops ⓘ
medicinal plants ⓘ
ornamental plants ⓘ
weeds in agriculture ⓘ
flowerSymmetry radial ⓘ
flowerType actinomorphic ⓘ
fruitType capsule ⓘ
nut-like fruit in some genera ⓘ
growthForm many species twining or climbing ⓘ
mostly herbaceous ⓘ
hasCharacteristic flowers often funnel-shaped ⓘ
includes many herbaceous species ⓘ
includes many twining vines ⓘ
leaves usually simple and alternate ⓘ
often climbing or trailing plants ⓘ
plants often with milky latex ⓘ
includesGenus Argyreia ⓘ
linked to: Alphitonia

Calystegia ⓘ
Convolvulus ⓘ
Cuscuta ⓘ
Evolvulus ⓘ
Ipomoea ⓘ
Jacquemontia ⓘ
Merremia ⓘ
Operculina ⓘ
Turbina ⓘ
includesSpecies Calystegia sepium ⓘ
linked to: Calystegia

Convolvulus arvensis ⓘ
linked to: Convolvulus

Cuscuta campestris ⓘ
linked to: Cuscuta

Ipomoea batatas ⓘ
linked to: Ipomoea

Ipomoea purpurea ⓘ
linked to: Ipomoea

Ipomoea tricolor ⓘ
linked to: Ipomoea
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
notableMemberCommonName dodder ⓘ
field bindweed ⓘ
hedge bindweed ⓘ
sweet potato ⓘ
notableTrait some genera parasitic (e.g., Cuscuta) ⓘ
some species contain psychoactive alkaloids ⓘ
some species serious agricultural weeds ⓘ
order Solanales ⓘ
ovaryPosition superior ovary ⓘ
pollination mainly by insects ⓘ
some species pollinated by birds ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Asterids → includesFamily → Convolvulaceae ⓘ
Solanales → containsFamily → Convolvulaceae ⓘ
Solanales → representativeFamily → Convolvulaceae ⓘ