Scindapsus

Translingual

Scindapsus pictus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκινδαψός (skindapsós), from the name of an Indian musical instrument used in taming wild elephants.

Proper noun

Scindapsus f

A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae – found from southeast Asia to Queensland and islands of the western Pacific.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; "Angiospermae" - superclass; Magnoliopsida - class; Lilianae - superorder; Alismatales - order; Araceae - family; Monsteroideae - subfamily; Monstereae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Scindapsus officinalis - type species

References

Scindapsus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Scindapsus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Scindapsus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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