Cyrtandra

Translingual

Fruiting C. grayi on Maui, Hawaii

Etymology

From New Latin cyrtandra, from Ancient Greek κυρτός (kurtós, “curved, arched”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man; male”), in reference to their prominently curved stamens.

Proper noun

Cyrtandra f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Gesneriaceae – various flowering plants native to Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Lamiales - order; Gesneriaceae - family; Cyrtandroideae - subfamily; Cyrtandreae - tribe

References

• Cyrtandra (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cyrtandra on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cyrtandra on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Cyrtandra at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Cyrtandra at Encyclopedia of Life
• Cyrtandra at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Cyrtandra at USDA Plants database
• Cyrtandra at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Cyrtandra at Tropicos