Mammillaria

See also: mammillaria

Translingual

Mammillaria magnimamma

Etymology

Latin mamilla (“nipple”), from the shape of its tubercles and the milky-white latex produced by some species

Proper noun

Mammillaria f

A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – nipple cacti.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

(genus): Mammillaria simplex - type species;
- Mammillaria subg. Dolichothele, Mammillaria subg. Cochemiea, Mammillaria subg. Mammillaria, Mammillaria subg. Oehmea - subgenera

References

Mammillaria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Mammillaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Mammillaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Mammillaria at USDA Plants database
Mammillaria at Tropicos
Mammillaria at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Mammillaria at Encyclopedia of Life
Mammillaria at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Mammillaria at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Mammillaria at The Plant List
Mammillaria at Paleobiology Database

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