Uvularia

See also: uvularia

Translingual edit

Uvularia grandiflora, large-flowered merrybells

Etymology edit

New Latin, from Latin uvula, because the flowers dangle much like the human uvula and the plant was once considered effective medicine for uvular disease.

Proper noun edit

Uvularia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Colchicaceae – bellworts, bellflowers, or merrybells, of North America.

Hypernyms edit

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Liliales - order; Colchicaceae - family; Uvularieae - tribe

Hyponyms edit

(genus): Uvularia perfoliata (perfoliate bellwort) - type species; Uvularia floridana (Florida bellwort), Uvularia grandiflora (large marrybell), Uvularia puberula (mountain bellwort), Uvularia sessilifolia (sessile bellwort, wild oats) - other species

References edit

Uvularia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Uvularia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Uvularia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Uvularia at USDA Plants database