Myroxylon

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Myroxylon n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – a Central American tree that is the source of balsam of Peru.
2. (obsolete) Xylosma

Hypernyms

• (genus in Fabaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Faboideae - subfamily; Sophoreae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus in Fabaceae): Myroxylon peruiferum - type species; for other species see Myroxylon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

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