Tracheophyta
TranslingualEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek τραχεῖα (trakheîa, “windpipe”) + -ophyta; compare English trachea (“xylem vessel”).
Proper nounEdit
Tracheophyta
- The vascular plants or tracheophytes.
- A taxonomic division within the kingdom Plantae.
- A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Embryophyta.[1]
Usage notesEdit
- New scientific findings have changed the system of taxonomic classification especially on its higher levels and this term may be considered dated in some classification systems.
SynonymsEdit
HypernymsEdit
- (phylum in Embryophyta): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom, Embryophyta - superphylum[1]
HyponymsEdit
- (phylum in Embryophyta): Lycopodiophytina, Polypodiophytina, Spermatophytina - subphyla[1]
Coordinate termsEdit
- (phylum in Embryophyta): Anthocerotophyta, Bryophyta, Marchantiophyta[1]
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Vascular plant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Tracheophyta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Tracheophyta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons