Mammillaria
See also: mammillaria
Translingual
Etymology
Latin mamilla (“nipple”), from the shape of its tubercles and the milky-white latex produced by some species
Proper noun
Mammillaria f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – nipple cacti.
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; Cacteae – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Mammillaria simplex – type species; Mammillaria candida, Mammillaria gigantea, Mammillaria humboldtii – selected other species
Descendants
- → Russian: маммилля́рия (mammilljárija)
References
- Mammillaria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Mammillaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Mammillaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Mammillaria at USDA Plants database
- Mammillaria at Tropicos
- Mammillaria at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Mammillaria at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Mammillaria at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Mammillaria at The Plant List
- Mammillaria at Paleobiology Database