Asclepias
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin asclepias (“common swallow-wart”), from Ancient Greek ἀσκληπιάς (asklēpiás, “swallow-wort”).
Hypernyms
- (species): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Gentianales - order; Apocynaceae - family; Asclepiadoideae - subfamily; Asclepiadeae - tribe; Asclepiadinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (species): Asclepias syriaca - type species; Asclepias amplexicaulis, Asclepias exaltata, Asclepias incarnata, Asclepias purpurascens, Asclepias quadrifolia, Asclepias rubra, Asclepias tuberosa, Asclepias variegata, Asclepias verticillata, Asclepias viridiflora - selected other species. For the numerous other species see Wikispecies or NCBI in References.
References
- Asclepias on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Asclepias on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Asclepias on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Asclepias at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Asclepias at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Asclepias at Encyclopedia of Life
- Asclepias at The Plant List
- Asclepias at USDA Plants database
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