Discaria

E97770

Discaria is a small genus of spiny shrubs native to South America and New Zealand, known for their nitrogen-fixing ability and adaptation to dry, open habitats.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Discaria canonical 2
Discaria chacaye 1
Discaria toumatou 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
plant genus
taxon
adaptation drought tolerance
tolerance of poor soils
belongsToBiogeographicRealm Australasian realm
Neotropical realm
clade Angiosperms
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Eudicots
Rosids
commonName discaria
linked to: Discaria
dispersalMethod seed dispersal
family Rhamnaceae
firstDescriptionCentury 19th century
fixes atmospheric nitrogen
foundInHabitat dry habitats
open habitats
rocky slopes
scrublands
hasCharacteristic spiny
hasEcologicalRole nitrogen-fixing plant
hasGrowthForm shrub
hasNotableSpecies Discaria articulata
Discaria chacaye
linked to: Discaria

Discaria toumatou
linked to: Discaria
hasOrgan flower
leaf
thorn
isMemberOf Rhamnaceae genera
isWoody true
kingdom Plantae
lifeCycleHabit perennial
nativeTo New Zealand
South America
order Rosales
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollination insect-pollinated
reproductionType sexual reproduction
symbiosisWith nitrogen-fixing actinobacteria
taxonRank genus

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Rhamnaceae hasMember Discaria
Discaria commonName discaria
linked to: Discaria
Discaria hasNotableSpecies Discaria toumatou
linked to: Discaria
Discaria hasNotableSpecies Discaria chacaye
linked to: Discaria
Ziziphoideae containsTaxon Discaria