Gelsemiaceae

E510887

Gelsemiaceae is a small family of flowering plants known for woody vines and shrubs, including the ornamental yet highly toxic yellow jessamine.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Gelsemiaceae canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
APGIVPlacement Gentianales ⓘ
clade Angiosperms ⓘ
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Asterids ⓘ
Eudicots ⓘ
containsTaxon Gelsemium ⓘ
Mostuea ⓘ
Pteleocarpa ⓘ
corolla fused petals ⓘ
distribution primarily tropical and subtropical regions ⓘ
economicUse ornamental horticulture ⓘ
flowerColor often yellow ⓘ
flowerSex bisexual flowers ⓘ
flowerSymmetry actinomorphic ⓘ
fruitType capsules ⓘ
habit lianas ⓘ
hasCharacteristic flowering plants ⓘ
often toxic ⓘ
ornamental species present ⓘ
hasGrowthForm shrubs ⓘ
woody vines ⓘ
hazard highly poisonous if ingested ⓘ
includesCommonName yellow jessamine ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafArrangement opposite leaves ⓘ
leafType simple leaves ⓘ
namedAfter genus Gelsemium ⓘ
notableFor toxic alkaloids in Gelsemium species ⓘ
notableSpecies Gelsemium sempervirens ⓘ
linked to: Yellow jessamine
order Gentianales ⓘ
ovaryPosition superior ovary ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway C3 ⓘ
pollination insect-pollinated ⓘ
recognizedBy Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system ⓘ
relatedTo Gentianaceae ⓘ
Loganiaceae ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
toxicComponentLocation all plant parts in many species ⓘ
typeGenus Gelsemium ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Yellow jessamine → family → Gelsemiaceae ⓘ
Gentianales → includesFamily → Gelsemiaceae ⓘ
Gelsemium → family → Gelsemiaceae ⓘ