Rapateaceae

E746060

Rapateaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Poales, primarily consisting of herbaceous species native to tropical South America and parts of West Africa, often found in wet, nutrient-poor habitats.

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Rapateaceae canonical 2

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

Monocots
linked to: Liliopsida
commonName rapateas
containsGenus Amphiphyllum
Cephalostemon
Guacamaya
Kunhardtia
Masoala
Monotrema
Potarophytum
Rapatea
Saxofridericia
Schoenocephalium
Spartochloa
Stegolepis
describedAs small family of flowering plants
distributionRegion Amazon Basin
Guiana Shield
ecologicalRole specialists of oligotrophic habitats
firstDescribedBy Robert Hermann Schomburgk
firstDescriptionYear 1845
flowerSymmetry radial symmetry
flowerType bisexual flowers
fruitType capsule
habitat nutrient-poor habitats
savannas
stream margins
swamps
wet habitats
hasApproximateNumberOfGenera 16
hasApproximateNumberOfSpecies 100
inflorescencePosition terminal inflorescences
inflorescenceType head-like inflorescences
kingdom Plantae
leafArrangement basal rosettes
leafType simple leaves
nativeTo West Africa
tropical South America
notableMorphology conspicuous bracts in inflorescences
tufted habit
order Poales
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollination insect-pollinated
recognizedBy APG IV system
seedDispersal water-dispersed seeds
taxonRank family
typicalGrowthForm herbaceous

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

Poales contains Rapateaceae
Commelinidae includes Rapateaceae