Lecythis

See also: lecythis

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Lecythis f

A taxonomic genus within the family Lecythidaceae – certain woody plants, native to Central America and South America, some of which produce edible seeds.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Ericales - order; Lecythidaceae - family; Lecythidoideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Lecythis ollaria (monkeypod, monkey pot) - type species; Lecythis pisonis (monkey pot), Lecythis zabucajo (monkey pot); for other species see Lecythis at The Plant List.

References

Lecythis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lecythis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Lecythis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Lecythis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Lecythis at Tropicos
Lecythis at Encyclopedia of Life
Lecythis at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Lecythis at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Lecythis at The Plant List

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