Peridiscus

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Peridiscus is a small, little-known genus of flowering plants now placed in the family Lythraceae, comprising tropical trees or shrubs native to northern South America.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Peridiscus canonical 2
Peridiscus lucidus 2
Peridiscus sp. nov. (unresolved) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus
taxon
clade Angiosperms
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Eudicots
conservationConcern poorly known
describedBy George Bentham
distributionRegion Guiana Shield
family Lythraceae
floralOrganNumber variable perianth parts
flowerSymmetry radial symmetry
flowerType bisexual flowers
fruitType capsule
growthForm shrub
tree
habitat tropical forests
hasSpecies Peridiscus lucidus
linked to: Peridiscus

Peridiscus sp. nov. (unresolved)
linked to: Peridiscus

Peridiscus squamosus
linked to: Peridiscus
hasTaxonomicHistory reassigned from Peridiscaceae to Lythraceae
includedIn APG IV system
isMonophyletic yes
kingdom Plantae
leafArrangement alternate leaves
leafType simple leaves
namedBy George Bentham
nativeTo Brazil
Guyana
Venezuela
northern South America
order Myrtales
ovaryPosition superior
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollination insect-pollinated
previousFamilyAssignment Peridiscaceae
reproductiveStrategy sexual reproduction
seedDispersal gravity-dispersed
seedType endospermic seeds
taxonRank genus
typeSpecies Peridiscus lucidus
linked to: Peridiscus
woodyOrHerbaceous woody
yearDescribed 1862

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Lythraceae includesGenus Peridiscus
Peridiscaceae hasGenus Peridiscus
Peridiscus typeSpecies Peridiscus lucidus
linked to: Peridiscus
Peridiscus hasSpecies Peridiscus lucidus
linked to: Peridiscus
Peridiscus hasSpecies Peridiscus squamosus
linked to: Peridiscus
Peridiscus hasSpecies Peridiscus sp. nov. (unresolved)
linked to: Peridiscus