Caesalpinia
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See also: caesalpinia
Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]From Italian Cesalpino (“surname”) + -ia f. Named after Italian botanist Andrea Cesalpino. Coined by Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1753.
Proper noun
[edit]Caesalpinia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – nickers, brazilwoods, holdbacks and similar trees and shrubs, found from Peru and Mexico to the Bahamas.
- 1753, Carl Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, volume 1, Cæsalpinia., page 380:
- 1. CÆSALPINIA foliolis obovatis integerrimus.
- 1. CAESALPINIA has the most obovate leaf.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Caesalpinioideae - subfamily; Caesalpinieae - tribe
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Caesalpinia brasiliensis - type species; Caesalpinia sappan, Caesalpinia coriaria, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Caesalpinia echinata, Caesalpinia crista - selected other species; for other species see
Caesalpinia on WikispeciesWikispecies or
Caesalpinia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Descendants
[edit]- → English: caesalpinia (learned)
- → French: césalpinie f (learned)
References
[edit]Caesalpinia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Caesalpinia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Caesalpinia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Caesalpinia at USDA Plants database