Lathraea

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Lathraea f

A taxonomic genus within the family Orobanchaceae – the toothworts, parasitic plants without chlorophyll.

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; Orobanchaceae - family; Rhinantheae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Lathraea squamaria (common toothwort) - type species; Lathraea clandestina (purple toothwort), Lathraea japonica, Lathraea rhodopaea (Rhodope toothwort) - other accepted species

References

Lathraea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lathraea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Lathraea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Lathraea at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Lathraea at Encyclopedia of Life
Lathraea at The Plant List
Lathraea at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Lathraea at Tropicos

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