Cyrtandra

Translingual

Fruiting C. grayi on Maui, Hawaii

Etymology

From New Latin cyrtandra, from Ancient Greek κυρτός (kurtós, “curved, arched”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man; male”), in reference to their prominently curved stamens.

Proper noun

Cyrtandra f

A taxonomic genus within the family Gesneriaceae – various flowering plants native to Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Lamiales - order; Gesneriaceae - family; Cyrtandroideae - subfamily; Cyrtandreae - tribe

References

Cyrtandra (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cyrtandra on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cyrtandra on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Cyrtandra at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Cyrtandra at Encyclopedia of Life
Cyrtandra at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Cyrtandra at USDA Plants database
Cyrtandra at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Cyrtandra at Tropicos

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