Epiphyllum
See also: epiphyllum
Translingual
Etymology
From epi- (“above; around”, from Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí)) + -phyllum (“leaf”, from Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon)).
Proper noun
Epiphyllum n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – climbing cactuses, orchid cactuses, leaf cactuses.
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; Hylocereeae – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Epiphyllum phyllanthus (climbing cactus) – type species
Descendants
- → English: epiphyllum
References
- Epiphyllum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Epiphyllum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Epiphyllum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons