Asclepias

Translingual

Asclepias syriaca with seedpods

Etymology

From Latin asclepias (“common swallow-wart”), from Ancient Greek ἀσκληπιάς (asklēpiás, “swallow-wort”).

Proper noun

Asclepias f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Apocynaceae – milkweeds.

Hypernyms

• (species): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Gentianales - order; Apocynaceae - family; Asclepiadoideae - subfamily; Asclepiadeae - tribe; Asclepiadinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (species): Asclepias syriaca - type species; Asclepias amplexicaulis, Asclepias exaltata, Asclepias incarnata, Asclepias purpurascens, Asclepias quadrifolia, Asclepias rubra, Asclepias tuberosa, Asclepias variegata, Asclepias verticillata, Asclepias viridiflora - selected other species. For the numerous other species see Wikispecies or NCBI in References.

References

• Asclepias on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Asclepias on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Asclepias on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Asclepias at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Asclepias at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Asclepias at The Plant List
• Asclepias at USDA Plants database