Coriariaceae

E427292

Coriariaceae is a small family of mostly woody, often toxic flowering plants best known for the genus Coriaria, which includes shrubs and vines found in temperate and subtropical regions.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Coriariaceae canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
bestKnownFor genus Coriaria ⓘ
clade Angiosperms ⓘ
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Eudicots ⓘ
commonName coriaria family ⓘ
describedAs small family of flowering plants ⓘ
distribution subtropical regions ⓘ
temperate regions ⓘ
ecologicalRole pioneer species in disturbed habitats ⓘ
economicUse ornamental plants ⓘ
source of dyes ⓘ
floralSex unisexual or bisexual flowers ⓘ
flowerType flowering plants ⓘ
fruitType achenes ⓘ
growthForm mostly woody plants ⓘ
habitat mountain slopes ⓘ
riverbanks ⓘ
scrublands ⓘ
includes Coriaria ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafArrangement opposite leaves ⓘ
leafType simple leaves ⓘ
notableCharacteristic often toxic ⓘ
notableGenus Coriaria ⓘ
Coriaria myrtifolia (representative species) ⓘ
order Cucurbitales ⓘ
ovaryPosition inferior or semi-inferior ovary ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway C3 ⓘ
pollination insect-pollinated ⓘ
previousClassification formerly placed in Ranunculales by some authors ⓘ
recognizedBy APG IV system ⓘ
regionWithDiversity Andean South America ⓘ
linked to: Andean region

East Asia ⓘ
Mediterranean region ⓘ
linked to: Mediterranean Basin

New Zealand ⓘ
safetyNote fruits of some species toxic to humans ⓘ
many species poisonous to livestock ⓘ
seedDispersal animal-dispersed seeds ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
toxicCompounds coriarin ⓘ
typeGenus Coriaria ⓘ
typicalHabit shrubs ⓘ
vines ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Cucurbitales → includesFamily → Coriariaceae ⓘ
Coriaria → family → Coriariaceae ⓘ