Caesalpinioideae

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Caesalpinioideae is a subfamily of flowering legumes that includes many tropical trees and shrubs, such as the Brazilwood (pau-brasil), and is known for its ecological and economic importance.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Caesalpinioideae canonical 6
Dalbergieae 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legume subfamily
plant subfamily
taxon
class Magnoliopsida
commonName caesalpinioid legumes
containsTaxon Afzelia
Bauhinia
Caesalpinia
Campsiandra
Cassia
Ceratonia
Chamaecrista
Copaifera
Cynometra
Delonix
Dialium
Dimorphandra
linked to: Cynometra

Gleditsia
Guibourtia
Haematoxylum
Hymenaea
Hymenolobium
Mora
Pachyelasma
Parkia
Paubrasilia echinata
Peltophorum
Prosopis
linked to: Prosopis species

Saraca
Schizolobium
Senna
Tamarindus
Vouacapoua
distribution pantropical
division Magnoliophyta
ecologicalRole component of tropical forests
nitrogen cycling in ecosystems
economicUse dye production
gum and resin production
ornamental trees
tannin production
timber production
family Fabaceae
Leguminosae
linked to: Fabaceae
flowerType weakly papilionoid flower
zygomorphic flower
higherClassification core eudicots
includes Brazilwood
pau-brasil
isPartOf Fabaceae
kingdom Plantae
namedAfter Andrea Cesalpino
order Fabales
photosyntheticPathway C3 photosynthesis
phylogeneticPosition basal lineage of Fabaceae
taxonRank subfamily
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.

pau-brasil subfamily Caesalpinioideae
subject linked to: pau-brasil (brazilwood)
Parkinsonia aculeata subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Parkinsonia belongsToSubfamily Caesalpinioideae
Dalbergia parentTaxon Dalbergieae
linked to: Caesalpinioideae
Cassia fistula subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Paubrasilia echinata subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Prosopis subfamily Caesalpinioideae
subject linked to: Prosopis species