Nyctaginia

Translingual

Etymology

Nyctago (“synonym of Mirabilis”) +‎ -ia

Proper noun

Nyctaginia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Nyctaginaceae – the flowering plant scarlet musk flower, devil's bouquet.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Nyctaginaceae - family; Nyctagineae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Nyctaginia capitata (devil's bouquet) - sole accepted species

References

Nyctaginia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Nyctaginia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Nyctaginia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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