Monotropa

Translingual

Monotropa uniflora

Etymology

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Proper noun

Monotropa f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – two species of myco-heterotrophs.

Synonyms

• Hypopitys

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• (genus): Monotropa uniflora (Indian pipe) - type species; Monotropa hypopitys (Dutchman's pipe, pinesap or yellow bird's nest) - other accepted species

References

• Monotropa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Monotropa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Monotropa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons