Scindapsus

Translingual

Scindapsus pictus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκινδαψός (skindapsós), from the name of an Indian musical instrument used in taming wild elephants.

Proper noun

Scindapsus f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae – found from southeast Asia to Queensland and islands of the western Pacific.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; "Angiospermae" - superclass; Magnoliopsida - class; Lilianae - superorder; Alismatales - order; Araceae - family; Monsteroideae - subfamily; Monstereae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Scindapsus officinalis - type species

References

• Scindapsus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Scindapsus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Scindapsus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons