Aspidistra
See also: aspidistra and aspidistrą
Translingual
Etymology
The genus was named by the English botanist John Ker Gawler in 1822, by joining ἀσπίς, shield, to an ending that imitated the name of the sister genus Tupistra.
Proper noun
Aspidistra f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – the aspidistras.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Asparagaceae – family; Nolinoideae - subfamily; Convallarieae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Aspidistra lurida - type species
Descendants
- → French: aspidistra
- → English: aspidistra
- → Polish: aspidistra
References
- Aspidistra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Aspidistra on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Aspidistra on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons