Porocystis

Translingual

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Second part is apparently Ancient Greek κύστις”)

Proper noun

Porocystis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Sapindaceae – certain trees of South America.
2. Carex sect. Porocystis, certain sedges (Cyperaceae).
3. (†Porocystis) A taxonomic genus within the family Dasycladaceae – certain extinct chlorophytes.

Hypernyms

• (genus in Sapindaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Sapindales - order; Sapindaceae - family; Sapindoideae - subfamily
• (section in Carex): Poales - order; Cyperaceae - family; Cyperoideae - subfamily; Cariceae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus in Sapindaceae): Porocystis toulicioides - type species; Porocystis acuminata - other species
• (section in Carex): Carex bushii (Bush's sedge), Carex caroliniana (Carolina sedge), Carex complanata (hirsute sedge), Carex hirsutella (fuzzy wuzzy sedge), Carex pallescens (pale sedge), Carex swanii (Swan's sedge), Carex torreyi (Torrey's sedge), Carex virescens (ribbed sedge) - species

References

South American trees

• Porocystis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sapindoideae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Porocystis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Porocystis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Porocystis at Tropicos
• Porocystis at The Plant List

sedges

• Carex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Carex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Carex on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

chlorophytes

• Porocystis Cragin on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Dasycladaceae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Porocystis at Paleobiology Database