Alternanthera
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Alternanthera f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Amaranthaceae – joyweeds, Joseph's coat, of th4e tropics worldwide, especially in the Americas.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order; Amaranthaceae – family; Gomphrenoideae – subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Alteranthera sessilis (sessile joyweed, dwarf copperleaf) – type species
References
- Alternanthera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Alternanthera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Alternanthera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons