Iridaceae

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:plant_species
gptkbp:APGIVClassification gptkb:Asparagales
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:iris_family
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Jussieu
gptkbp:describedYear 1789
gptkbp:distribution worldwide
gptkbp:economicImportance ornamental plants
gptkbp:familyCode gptkb:IRI
gptkbp:flowerColor varied
herbaceous perennials
gptkbp:floweringSeason spring or summer
gptkbp:flowerParts in threes
gptkbp:flowerSymmetry zygomorphic or actinomorphic
gptkbp:fruitType capsule
gptkbp:growthForm rhizomatous or bulbous
gptkbp:habitat meadows
woodlands
grasslands
mountains
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Iridaceae
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Plantae
gptkbp:leafType linear
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome varied
gptkbp:nativeRange temperate and tropical regions
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:traditional_medicine
gptkb:perfume_industry
cut flowers
garden ornamentals
saffron (from Crocus sativus)
gptkbp:notableGenus gptkb:Iris
gptkb:Gladiolus
gptkb:Crocus
gptkb:Freesia
gptkb:Sisyrinchium
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Crocus_sativus
gptkb:Iris_germanica
gptkb:Freesia_refracta
gptkb:Gladiolus_hortulanus
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies about 2240
about 66
gptkbp:order gptkb:Asparagales
gptkbp:phylogeneticPosition closely related to Amaryllidaceae
closely related to Asparagaceae
gptkbp:pollinatedBy insects
gptkbp:seedDispersal wind
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Crocoideae
gptkb:Iridoideae
gptkb:Isophysidoideae
gptkb:Nivenioideae
gptkbp:type monocotyledonous plants
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Iris
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Asparagales
gptkb:Iris
gptkb:Dwarf_Lake_Iris
gptkb:Monocotyledonae
gptkb:Dwarf_lake_iris
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5