Oenothera
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom Latin oenothera (“a soporific plant”) or onothera; adopted by Carolus Linnaeus in Systema Naturae, written 1735 C.E..
Proper noun
editOenothera f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Onagraceae – New World plants, including evening primrose, suncups, and sundrops.
Synonyms
edit- (genus): Onagra - selected
Hypernyms
edit- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Myrtales - order; Onagraceae - family; Onagroideae - subfamily; Onagreae - tribe
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Oenothera sect. Anogra, Oenothera sect. Calylophus, Oenothera sect. Contortae, Oenothera sect. Eremia, Oenothera sect. Gaura, Oenothera sect. Gauropsis, Oenothera sect. Hartmannia, Oenothera sect. Kleinia, Oenothera sect. Kneiffia, Oenothera sect. Lavauxia, Oenothera sect. Leucocoryne, Oenothera sect. Megapterium, Oenothera sect. Oenothera, Oenothera sect. Pachylophus, Oenothera sect. Paradoxus, Oenothera sect. Peniophyllum, Oenothera sect. Ravenia, Oenothera sect. Xanthocoryne - selected sections
- Oenothera biennis (common evening primrose) - type species; for sections and species see Oenothera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Descendants
edit- → Ido: enotero