Cunninghamia

See also: cunninghamia

Translingual

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Etymology

A Latinized form of the Scottish surname Cunningham; the genus name Cunninghamia honours Dr. James Cunningham, a British doctor who introduced this species into cultivation in 1702 and botanist Allan Cunningham.

Proper noun

Cunninghamia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Cupressaceae – china firs, tall, ornamental evergreens of east Asia.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

(genus): Cunninghamia lanceoolata - type species (possibly sole species); Cunninghamia konishii - other species accepted by some authorities

References

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