oak family (Fagaceae)

E82408

The oak family (Fagaceae) is a large family of flowering trees and shrubs that includes oaks, beeches, and chestnuts, many of which are ecologically and economically important in temperate forests worldwide.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Fagaceae 24
Fagaceae genera 1
oak family (Fagaceae) canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf angiosperm family
plant family
taxon
clade Angiosperms
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Eudicots
commonName oak family
describedBy Baron von Berchtold
Ján Svatopluk Presl
distribution Northern Hemisphere
ecologicalRole dominant canopy trees
keystone species
economicUse cork production
edible nuts
flooring wood
furniture wood
ornamental trees
timber production
flowerType flowering plants
fruitEnclosure cupule
fruitType acorn
nut
growthForm shrubs
trees
habitat montane forests
temperate forests
includesGenus Castanea
Castanopsis
Chrysolepis
Colombobalanus
linked to: Trigonobalanus

Fagus
Formanodendron
Lithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
linked to: Chrysolepis

Quercus
Trigonobalanus
kingdom Plantae
leafPersistence deciduous
evergreen
leafType simple leaves
nativeRegion Asia
Europe
North America
notableMember Castanea dentata
linked to: Castanea

Castanea sativa
Fagus sylvatica
linked to: Fagus

Quercus alba
Quercus ilex
linked to: cork oak

Quercus robur
linked to: Quercus
notableProduct chestnuts
cork
oak timber
order Fagales
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollination wind-pollinated
reproductiveBiology monoecious
taxonRank family
typeGenus Fagus
woodType hardwood

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (26)

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

Rosids includes oak family (Fagaceae)
Fagales containsTaxon Fagaceae
subject linked to: order Fagales
linked to: oak family (Fagaceae)
Northern red oak family Fagaceae
linked to: oak family (Fagaceae)
Quercus douglasii family Fagaceae
linked to: oak family (Fagaceae)
Quercus wislizeni family Fagaceae
linked to: oak family (Fagaceae)
cork oak family Fagaceae
linked to: oak family (Fagaceae)
Pyrenean oak family Fagaceae
linked to: oak family (Fagaceae)
Fagales typeFamily Fagaceae
linked to: oak family (Fagaceae)
Fagales includesFamily Fagaceae
linked to: oak family (Fagaceae)
Fagus family Fagaceae
linked to: oak family (Fagaceae)
Lithocarpus family Fagaceae
linked to: oak family (Fagaceae)
Quercus alba family Fagaceae
linked to: oak family (Fagaceae)
Nothofagaceae closelyRelatedTo Fagaceae
linked to: oak family (Fagaceae)
Ticodendraceae relatedTo Fagaceae
linked to: oak family (Fagaceae)
Rhoipteleaceae relatedTo Fagaceae
linked to: oak family (Fagaceae)
Quercus family Fagaceae
linked to: oak family (Fagaceae)
Castanea family Fagaceae
linked to: oak family (Fagaceae)
Castanopsis family Fagaceae
linked to: oak family (Fagaceae)
Castanopsis describedInTaxonomyOf Fagaceae
linked to: oak family (Fagaceae)
Chrysolepis family Fagaceae
linked to: oak family (Fagaceae)
Trigonobalanus family Fagaceae
linked to: oak family (Fagaceae)
Trigonobalanus belongsTo Fagaceae
linked to: oak family (Fagaceae)
Formanodendron parentTaxon Fagaceae
linked to: oak family (Fagaceae)
Formanodendron family Fagaceae
linked to: oak family (Fagaceae)
Formanodendron belongsToGroup Fagaceae genera
linked to: oak family (Fagaceae)
Quercus agrifolia family Fagaceae
linked to: oak family (Fagaceae)