Calocedrus

Translingual

needles of Calocedrus macrolepis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καλός (kalós, “beautiful”) + κέδρος (kédros, “cedar”).

Proper noun

Calocedrus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cupressaceae – the incense cedars.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; Pinopsida - class; Pinidae - subclass; Pinales - order; Cupressaceae - family; Cupressoideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Calocedrus macrolepis - type species; Calocedrus decurrens, Calocedrus formosana, †Calocedrus huashanensis, Calocedrus rupestris, †Calocedrus suleticensis - species

Further reading

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