Gloxinia

See also: gloxinia

Translingual

Gloxinia perennis

Etymology

Named after German botanist Benjamin Peter Gloxin +‎ -ia. Coined by French botanist Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle in 1789.

Proper noun

Gloxinia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Gesneriaceae – three species of tropical rhizomatous herbs.

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; Gesnerioideae - subfamily; Gesnerieae - tribe; Gloxiniinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Gloxinia perennis (Canterbury bells) - type species; Gloxinia alterniflora, Gloxinia erinoides, Gloxinia xanthophylla - other species

References

Gloxinia (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Gloxinia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Gloxinia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gloxinia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Gloxinia at Encyclopedia of Life
Gloxinia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Gloxinia at USDA Plants database
Gloxinia at Plants of the World Online
Gloxinia at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Gloxinia at Tropicos

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