Schweinitzia
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
Named after the American botanist Lewis David de Schweinitz (1780-1834).
Proper noun edit
Schweinitzia f
- (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – a single species of gamopetalous plant of the Indian pipe subfamily, the sweet pinesap or Carolina beechdrops, now Monotropsis odorata.
References edit
- “Schweinitzia”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- Schweinitzia at The Plant List
- Schweinitzia at Tropicos