Fouquieria

Translingual

Etymology

Named by George Engelmann after Pierre Fouquier

Proper noun

Fouquieria f

A taxonomic genus within the family Fouquieriaceae – certain desert plants including the ocotillo and the boojum.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Ericales - order; Fouquieriaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Fouquieria formosa - type species

References

Fouquieria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Fouquieria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Fouquieria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Fouquieria at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Fouquieria at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Fouquieria at USDA Plants database
Fouquieria at Tropicos
Fouquieria at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Fouquieria at Plants of the World Online

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