Cymbopogon

Translingual

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Cymbopogon m

A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – lemongrass and similar plants.

Usage notes

Sometimes treated as a subgenus or section of Andropogon

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; Panicoideae - subfamily; Sacchareae - tribe; Andropogoninae - subtribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Cymbopogon schoenanthus - type species; for others see Cymbopogon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

Cymbopogon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cymbopogon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cymbopogon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Cymbopogon at USDA Plants database
Cymbopogon at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Cymbopogon at Tropicos

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.