Boerhavia

Translingual

Etymology

Alteration of Boerhaave (after Herman Boerhaave) +‎ -ia

Proper noun

Boerhavia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Nyctaginaceae – the spiderlings.

Synonyms

• (genus): Boerhaavia

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Nyctaginaceae - family; Nyctagineae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Boerhavia diffusa - type species; for others see Boerhavia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Derived terms

• boerhavic acid
• boerhavin

Related terms

• boerhaviae

References

• Boerhavia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Boerhavia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Boerhavia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Boerhavia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Boerhavia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Boerhavia at USDA Plants database
• Boerhavia at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Boerhavia at Tropicos
• Boerhavia at The Plant List