Elaeocarpaceae

E1043398

Elaeocarpaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes mostly trees and shrubs, many of which bear fleshy fruits and are found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Elaeocarpaceae canonical 6
elaeocarpus family 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (55)

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

Eudicots
Rosids
commonName elaeocarpus family
linked to: Elaeocarpaceae
distribution Australasia
linked to: Oceania

Central America
Madagascar
Pacific Islands
South America
Southeast Asia
subtropical regions
tropical regions
economicUse edible fruits
ornamental plants
timber source
flowerSymmetry actinomorphic
flowerType bisexual flowers
fruitType capsule
drupe
habitat montane forests
tropical rainforests
hasCharacteristic alternate leaves
fleshy fruits
simple leaves
usually evergreen
woody plants
hasMember Aceratium
Amperea
Aristotelia
Austrodolichos
Crinodendron
Dicraspidia
Dubouzetia
Elaeocarpus
Muntingia
Peripentadenia
Ruizodendron
Sericolea
Sloanea
Tetratheca
Vallea
kingdom Plantae
notableSpecies Crinodendron hookerianum
linked to: Crinodendron

Elaeocarpus angustifolius
Elaeocarpus ganitrus
order Oxalidales
perianth distinct sepals and petals
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollination insect-pollinated
taxonRank family
typeGenus Elaeocarpus
typicalGrowthForm shrub
tree

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Oxalidales familyIncluded Elaeocarpaceae
Elaeocarpus ganitrus family Elaeocarpaceae
Tremandraceae includedInFamily Elaeocarpaceae
Tremandraceae familyNowPlacedIn Elaeocarpaceae
Elaeocarpus family Elaeocarpaceae
Elaeocarpus belongsTo Elaeocarpaceae
Elaeocarpaceae commonName elaeocarpus family
linked to: Elaeocarpaceae