Salvinia

See also: salvinia

Translingual

Etymology

Named in honour of Anton Maria Salvini, a 17th-century Italian scientist.

Proper noun

Salvinia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Salviniaceae – watermoss.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Polypodiophytina - subphylum; Polypodiopsida - class; Salviniales - order; Salviniaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Salvinia natans (water fern, floating watermoss) - type species

References

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

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