Bistorta
See also: bistorta
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Latin bi (“two, twice”) + tortus ("twisted"), alluding to the rhizomes of some species.
Proper noun edit
Bistorta f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Polygonaceae – bistorts, various flowering plants.
Hypernyms edit
- (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 edit
- (genus): Bistorta officinalis (common bistort) - type species; Bistorta vivipara - selected other species
References edit
- Bistorta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Bistorta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Bistorta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Bistorta at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Bistorta at Plants of the World Online