Echeandia

E822129

Echeandia is a genus of flowering plants in the asparagus order, known for its grass-like leaves and often yellow, star-shaped flowers native to the Americas.

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Label Occurrences
Echeandia canonical 1

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Statements (44)

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

Monocots ⓘ
linked to: Liliopsida
describedAs genus of flowering plants ⓘ
distributionCharacteristic mostly Mesoamerican ⓘ
family Asparagaceae ⓘ
flowerColor yellow ⓘ
floweringSeason summer ⓘ
flowerSymmetry actinomorphic ⓘ
fruitType capsule ⓘ
growthForm perennial herb ⓘ
habitat open grasslands ⓘ
rocky slopes ⓘ
scrublands ⓘ
hasCharacteristic grass-like leaves ⓘ
star-shaped flowers ⓘ
hasCommonName echeandia ⓘ
hasOvaryPosition superior ovary ⓘ
hasSpecies Echeandia chandleri ⓘ
Echeandia flavescens ⓘ
Echeandia mexicana ⓘ
Echeandia texensis ⓘ
inflorescenceType raceme ⓘ
isMonocot true ⓘ
isPartOf subfamily Agavoideae of Asparagaceae ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafType narrow linear leaves ⓘ
namedAfter Pedro Alonso de Echeandía ⓘ
nativeTo Americas ⓘ
Central America ⓘ
North America ⓘ
South America ⓘ
order Asparagales ⓘ
photosynthesisPathway C3 ⓘ
pollination insect-pollinated ⓘ
reproductiveStructure six-tepaled flowers ⓘ
seedDispersal by gravity ⓘ
subfamily Agavoideae ⓘ
taxonAuthor Karl Sigismund Kunth ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
usedAs ornamental plant ⓘ
yearDescribed 1816 ⓘ

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

Agavoideae → containsTaxon → Echeandia ⓘ