Pentadiplandraceae

E1039567

Pentadiplandraceae is a small family of flowering plants known for the African shrub Pentadiplandra brazzeana, whose intensely sweet protein brazzein has attracted interest as a natural low-calorie sweetener.

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Pentadiplandraceae canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family
taxon
class Magnoliopsida
containsSpecies Pentadiplandra brazzeana
linked to: Pentadiplandra
containsTaxon Pentadiplandra
describedAs small family of flowering plants
division Magnoliophyta
geographicDistribution tropical Africa
hasCharacteristic intensely sweet fruit protein in some members
hasCommonRepresentative Pentadiplandra brazzeana
linked to: Pentadiplandra
hasEconomicInterest natural low-calorie sweetener source
hasMember Pentadiplandra brazzeana
linked to: Pentadiplandra
hasSweetProtein brazzein
isAngiospermFamily true
isMonogeneric true
kingdom Plantae
nativeTo Africa
notableFor Pentadiplandra brazzeana
linked to: Pentadiplandra

production of sweet-tasting protein brazzein
order Brassicales
phylum Tracheophyta
rank family
taxonomicStatus accepted family in Brassicales
usedIn sweetener research

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Brassicales containsFamily Pentadiplandraceae