Coriaria

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Coriaria is a genus of flowering plants known for its often toxic species with small, dark fruits and use in traditional dyes and tanning.

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Coriaria canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus
taxon
clade Magnoliophyta
surface form: Angiosperms

Eudicots
containsSpecies Coriaria arborea
Coriaria japonica NERFINISHED
Coriaria myrtifolia NERFINISHED
Coriaria nepalensis NERFINISHED
Coriaria ruscifolia NERFINISHED
Coriaria thymifolia
ecologicalRole pioneer species in disturbed habitats
family Coriariaceae NERFINISHED
flowerSex usually unisexual flowers
flowerSymmetry actinomorphic flowers
fruitType achene-like nutlets in a fleshy raceme
growthForm terrestrial plants
habitat mountain slopes
riverbanks
scrublands
hasCharacteristic flowering plants
often toxic
shrubs or subshrubs
small dark fruits
some species are herbaceous perennials
hasCommonName redoul (for some Mediterranean species)
tutu (for some New Zealand species)
hazard toxic honey when bees forage on flowers of some species
isPoisonousTo humans
livestock
kingdom Plantae
leafArrangement opposite leaves
leafType simple leaves
namedBy Carl Linnaeus NERFINISHED
nativeRange Central America NERFINISHED
East Asia NERFINISHED
Himalayas NERFINISHED
Mediterranean region NERFINISHED
New Zealand NERFINISHED
Pacific islands
South America NERFINISHED
order Cucurbitales NERFINISHED
pollination insect-pollinated
taxonRank genus
toxin coriarin
tutin (in some species)
traditionalUse ink production (historically)
source of dyes
tanning leather

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