Lychnis

See also: lychnis

Translingual

Lychnis chalcedonica

Etymology

From Latin lychnis (“kind of rose”), or directly from Ancient Greek λυχνίς (lukhnís, “Silene coronaria syn. Lychnis coronaria”).

Proper noun

Lychnis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae – certain campions and catchflies, now usually Silene.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Caryophyllaceae - family; Sileneae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Lychnis sect. Agrostemma, Lychnis sect. Lychnis - sections
  • Lychnis chalcedonica - type species; for other species etc. see Lychnis at The Plant List.

Coordinate terms

• (genus called campion or catchfly): Silene

References

• Lychnis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lychnis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Lychnis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Lychnis at USDA Plants database
• Lychnis at Tropicos
• Lychnis at World Register of Marine Species
• Lychnis at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Lychnis at the Catalogue of Life 
• Lychnis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Lychnis at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Lychnis at The Plant List
• Lychnis at Paleobiology Database