Pyracantha

See also: pyracantha

Translingual

Pyracantha coccinea

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”)

Proper noun

Pyracantha f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – the firethorns.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Rosales – order; Rosaceae - family; Amygdaloideae - subfamily; Maleae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Pyracantha coccinea (scarlet firethorn) - type species; Pyracantha angustifolia (orange firethorn, yellow firethorn), Pyracantha atalantioides, Pyracantha crenatoserrata, Pyracantha crenulata (Himalyan firethorn, Nepal firethorn), Pyracantha koidzumii (Formosa firethorn), Pyracantha rogersiana - species
  • plus hybrids and cultivars

References

• Pyracantha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pyracantha on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pyracantha on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Pyracantha at USDA Plants database
• Pyracantha at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Pyracantha at The Plant List