Icosandria
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom icosa- + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”) + -ia.
Proper noun
editIcosandria
- (obsolete) A taxonomic class within the kingdom Plantae – a polyphyletic taxon comprising all icosandrous plants (those having twenty or more stamens in each perigynous flower).
Usage notes
editThis taxon was erected by Carl Linnaeus as an aid in classification, but was not intended to represent a natural grouping.
Coordinate terms
edit- (class used for identification): Monandria, Diandria, Triandria, Tetrandria, Pentandria, Hexandria, Heptandria, Octandria, Enneandria, Decandria, Dodecandria, Icosandria, Polyandria - classes