Emex

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Emex f

A taxonomic genus within the family Polygonaceae – certain annual herbaceous plants, called jacks.

Usage notes

Recently demoted to a subgenus of Rumex (Rumex subg. Emex).

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Polygonaceae - family, Polygonoideae - subfamily; Rumiceae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Emex spinosa (syn.? Rumex spinosus, lesser jack, spiny threecornerjack) - type species; Emex australis (syn.? Rumex hypogaeus, three-cornered jack, southern threecornerjack or doublegee) (species)

Coordinate terms

(genus in Rumiceae): Oxyria, Rheum (rhubarbs), Rumex (docks and sorrels) - genera

References

Emex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Emex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Emex on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Emex at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Emex at Tropicos
Emex at Encyclopedia of Life
Emex at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Emex at USDA Plants database
Emex at World Register of Marine Species
Emex at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Emex at The Plant List

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