Lecythis

See also: lecythis

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Lecythis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lecythidaceae – certain woody plants, native to Central America and South America, some of which produce edible seeds.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Ericales - order; Lecythidaceae - family; Lecythidoideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Lecythis ollaria (monkeypod, monkey pot) - type species; Lecythis pisonis (monkey pot), Lecythis zabucajo (monkey pot); for other species see Lecythis at The Plant List.

References

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