Tetracarpaeaceae

E458693

Tetracarpaeaceae is a small family of flowering plants comprising a single genus, Tetracarpaea, known for its shrubby species native to Tasmania.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Tetracarpaea 2
Tetracarpaeaceae canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family
taxon
angiospermGroup eudicots
class Magnoliopsida
climatePreference cool temperate
containsGenus Tetracarpaea
linked to: Tetracarpaeaceae
distribution Australia
division Magnoliophyta
flowerSymmetry actinomorphic
flowerType bisexual flowers
fruitType capsule
habitat montane regions
subalpine shrublands
hasGenusCount low diversity
hasGrowthForm shrubby plants
hasScientificNameAuthorship Nakai
isEndemicTo Tasmania
isMonogeneric true
kingdom Plantae
leafArrangement alternate leaves
leafType simple leaves
lifeCycle perennial
memberOf angiosperms
linked to: Magnoliophyta

core eudicots
linked to: Eudicots
namedAfter genus Tetracarpaea
nativeTo Tasmania
numberOfGenera 1
order Saxifragales
ovaryPosition superior ovary
photosyntheticOrgan leaves
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollination insect-pollinated
previouslyPlacedIn Escalloniaceae
Grossulariaceae
Saxifragaceae
recognizedBy APG III system
APG IV system
reproduction sexual reproduction
seedCharacteristic numerous small seeds
systematicPosition basal lineage within Saxifragales
taxonRank family

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Saxifragales includesFamily Tetracarpaeaceae
Cornaceae containsGenus Tetracarpaea
linked to: Tetracarpaeaceae
Tetracarpaeaceae containsGenus Tetracarpaea
linked to: Tetracarpaeaceae