Avicennia
Translingual
Etymology
From Avicenna (“a latinised name”) + -ia, after Persian polymath Avicenna (980-1037).
Proper noun
Avicennia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthaceae – some trees called mangroves.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I – clades; Lamiales – order; Acanthaceae – family; Avicennioideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Avicennia officinalis (Indian mangrove) - type species; Avicennia africana, Avicennia alba, Avicennia bicolor, Avicennia eucalyptifolia, Avicennia germinans, Avicennia integra, Avicennia marina, Avicennia rumphiana, Avicennia schaueriana - other species
Derived terms
- Avicennaceae (obsolete)
References
- Avicennia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Avicennia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Avicennia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Avicennia at USDA Plants database
- Avicennia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Avicennia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Avicennia at Plants of the World Online
- Avicennia at Tropicos
- Avicennioideae at APWeb