Afzelia

See also: afzelia

Translingual

Etymology

Named in honour of Adam Afzelius (1750–1837), Swedish botanist.

Proper noun

Afzelia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – certain trees native to tropical Africa or Asia.

Hypernyms

• (species): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Detarioideae - subfamily; Afzelieae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (species): Afzelia africana (African mahogany) - type species

References

• Afzelia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Afzelia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Afzelia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons