Cleomaceae

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Cleomaceae is a family of flowering plants within the order Brassicales, commonly known for herbaceous species such as spider flowers and their relatives.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Cleomaceae canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family
taxon
characterizedBy presence of glucosinolates
clade Angiosperms
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Eudicots
commonName spiderflower family
containsTaxon Arivela
Cleome
Corynandra
Gynandropsis
Melidiscus
Oxystylis
Podandrogyne
Polanisia
Tarenaya
Wislizenia
describedAs family of mostly herbaceous plants
distribution subtropical regions
tropical regions
warm temperate regions
division Magnoliophyta
economicallyImportantFor ornamental plants
traditional medicine
flowerSymmetry zygomorphic flowers
flowerType bisexual flowers
fruitType capsules
siliques-like fruits
growthForm herbaceous plants
shrubs
hasOvaryPosition superior ovary
hasStamens 6 or more stamens
inflorescenceType racemes
kingdom Plantae
leafArrangement alternate leaves
leafType palmately compound leaves
simple leaves
notableMember Cleome hassleriana
Gynandropsis gynandra
Polanisia dodecandra
order Brassicales
photosyntheticPathway C3
C4
phylum Tracheophyta
previouslyIncludedIn Capparaceae
recognizedBy APG III system
linked to: APG III

APG IV system
relatedTo Brassicaceae
Capparaceae
taxonRank family
typeOf flowering plant family

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Brassicales containsFamily Cleomaceae