Houstonia

See also: houstonia

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Houstonia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Rubiaceae – bluets.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Gentianales - order; Rubiaceae - family; Rubioideae - subfamily; Spermacoceae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Houstonia caerulea (azure bluet, Quaker ladies) - type species; Houstonia purpurea (woodland bluet, purple bluet, Venus's pride), Houstonia acerosa (needleleaf bluet) - selected other species

References

Houstonia (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Houstonia (Rubiaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Houstonia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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