Imperata

See also: imperata

Translingual

Imperata cylindrica (satintail) inflorescence

Etymology

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Proper noun

Imperata f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – satintail grasses.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; Panicoideae - subfamily; Andropogoneae - tribe; Saccharinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Imperata cylindrica - type species; Imperata brasiliensis, Imperata brevifolia, Imperata cheesemani, Imperata cilindrica, Imperata condensata, Imperata conferta, Imperata contracta, Imperata flavida, Imperata minutiflora, Imperata parodii, Imperata tenuis - other species

References

• Imperata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Imperata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Imperata on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons