Bistorta
See also: bistorta
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin bi (“two, twice”) + tortus ("twisted"), alluding to the rhizomes of some species.
Proper noun
Bistorta f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Polygonaceae – bistorts, various flowering plants.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order; Polygonaceae – family; Polygonoideae - subfamily; Persicarieae - tribe; Koenigiinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Bistorta officinalis (common bistort) - type species; Bistorta vivipara - selected other species
References
- Bistorta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Bistorta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Bistorta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Bistorta at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Bistorta at Plants of the World Online