Lecythis
See also: lecythis
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin lēcythus and Ancient Greek λήκῠθος (lḗkŭthos, “flask”).
Proper noun
Lecythis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lecythidaceae – certain woody plants, native to Central America and South America, some of which produce edible seeds.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids – clades; Ericales – order; Lecythidaceae – family; Lecythidoideae – subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lecythis ollaria (monkeypod, monkey pot) – type species; Lecythis pisonis (monkey pot), Lecythis zabucajo (monkey pot) – selected other species
References
- Lecythis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Lecythis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Lecythis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Lecythis at Plants of the World Online
- Lecythis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Lecythis at Tropicos
- Lecythis at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Lecythis at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Lecythis at The Plant List