Tradescantia

See also: tradescantia

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

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1. A taxonomic genus within the family Commelinaceae – the spiderworts.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Commelinales - order; Commelinaceae - family; Commelinoideae - subfamily, Tradescantieae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Tradescantia virginiana; Tradescantia zebrina, Tradescantia pallida, Tradescantia fluminensis, Tradescantia spathacea - selected other species; for the numerous other species see Tradescantia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Tradescantia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Tradescantia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Tradescantia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Tradescantia at The Plant List