Dianthus

See also: dianthus

Translingual

Dianthus caryophyllus
(carnation; type species)

Etymology

The name Dianthus is from the Greek words dios ("godly") and anthos ("flower")

Proper noun

Dianthus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae – numerous flowering plants, including carnations, pinks, and sweet william.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• (genus): Dianthus caryophyllus (carnation) - type species; Dianthus abchasicus, Dianthus absconditus, Dianthus acantholimonoides, Dianthus acrochlorus, Dianthus afghanicus, Dianthus agrostolepis, Dianthus albens, Dianthus alpinus, Dianthus akdaghensis, Dianthus amurensis, Dianthus anatolicus, Dianthus ancyrensis, Dianthus andronakii, Dianthus androsaceus, Dianthus angolensis, Dianthus angrenicus, Dianthus angulatus, Dianthus arenarius, Dianthus armeria, Dianthus arpadianus, Dianthus arrostii, Dianthus artwinensis, Dianthus atrorubens, Dianthus austroiranicus, Dianthus awaricus, Dianthus aydogduii, Dianthus aytachii, Dianthus azkurensis, Dianthus balansae, Dianthus balbisii, Dianthus banaticus, Dianthus barbatus (sweet william), Dianthus basianicus, Dianthus basuticus, Dianthus behriorum, Dianthus bessarabicus, Dianthus bicolor, Dianthus biflorus, Dianthus binaludensis, Dianthus bolusii, Dianthus borbasii, Dianthus brachyzonus, Dianthus brevicaulis, Dianthus brevipetalus, Dianthus brutius, Dianthus burchellii, Dianthus cachemiricus, Dianthus callizonus, Dianthus calocephalus, Dianthus campestris, Dianthus canescens, Dianthus carbonatus, Dianthus carmelitarum, Dianthus carthusianorum, Dianthus charadzeae, Dianthus chimanimaniensis, Dianthus chinensis, Dianthus cibrarius, Dianthus ciliatus, Dianthus cinnamomeus, Dianthus cintranus, Dianthus collinus, Dianthus corymbosus, Dianthus costae, Dianthus crassipes, Dianthus crenatus, Dianthus cretaceus, Dianthus cribrarius, Dianthus crinitus, Dianthus crossopetalus, Dianthus cruentus, Dianthus cyri, Dianthus cyprius, Dianthus daghestanicus, Dianthus darvazicus, Dianthus debrogensis, Dianthus deltoides, Dianthus denaicus, Dianthus deserti, Dianthus desideratus, Dianthus dilepis, Dianthus discolor, Dianthus diutinus, Dianthus diversifolius, Dianthus dmanissianus, Dianthus elbrusense, Dianthus eldivenus, Dianthus elegans, Dianthus elymaiticus, Dianthus engleri, Dianthus eretmopetalus, Dianthus erythrocoleus, Dianthus eugeniae, Dianthus excelsus, Dianthus falconeri, Dianthus ferrugineus, Dianthus fischeri, Dianthus floribundus, Dianthus formanekii, Dianthus fragrans, Dianthus freynii, Dianthus furcatus, Dianthus gallicus, Dianthus giganteus, Dianthus giganteiformis, Dianthus glacialis, Dianthus goerkii, Dianthus gracilis, Dianthus graniticus, Dianthus gratianopolitanus, Dianthus grossheimii, Dianthus guessfeldtianus, Dianthus guttatus, Dianthus haematocalyx, Dianthus hafezii, Dianthus harrissii, Dianthus helenae, Dianthus henteri, Dianthus hispanicus, Dianthus holopetalus, Dianthus humilis, Dianthus hungaricus, Dianthus hymenolepis, Dianthus hypanicus, Dianthus hyrcanicus, Dianthus imereticus, Dianthus inamoenus, Dianthus ingoldbyi, Dianthus jacobsii, Dianthus jacquemontii, Dianthus japonicus, Dianthus jaroslavii, Dianthus juniperinus, Dianthus juzeptchukii, Dianthus kamisbergensis, Dianthus kapinaensis, Dianthus karami, Dianthus karataviensis, Dianthus kastembeluensis, Dianthus ketzkhovelii, Dianthus kirghizicus, Dianthus kiusianus, Dianthus knappii, Dianthus krylovianus, Dianthus kubanensis, Dianthus kusnezovii, Dianthus lactiflorus, Dianthus laingsburgensis, Dianthus lanceolatus, Dianthus langeanus, Dianthus laricifolius, Dianthus lenkoranicus, Dianthus leptoloma, Dianthus leptopetalus, Dianthus leucophaeus, Dianthus leucophoeniceus, Dianthus libanotis, Dianthus lindbergii, Dianthus littorosus, Dianthus longiglumis, Dianthus longivaginatus, Dianthus lumnitzeri, Dianthus lusitanus, Dianthus lydus, Dianthus macranthoides, Dianthus marschallii, Dianthus martuniensis, Dianthus masmenaeus, Dianthus mazanderanicus, Dianthus membranaceus, Dianthus mercurii, Dianthus micranthus, Dianthus microlepis, Dianthus micropetalus, Dianthus minimus, Dianthus moesiacus, Dianthus monadelphus, Dianthus monspessulanus, Dianthus mooiensis, Dianthus moravicus, Dianthus mossanus, Dianthus multiaffinis, Dianthus multicaulis, Dianthus multinervis, Dianthus multisquameus, Dianthus muschianus, Dianthus myrtinervius, Dianthus namaensis, Dianthus nangarharicus, Dianthus nardiformis, Dianthus nihatii, Dianthus orientalis, Dianthus oschtenicus, Dianthus paghmanicus, Dianthus palinensis, Dianthus pallens, Dianthus pamiralaicus, Dianthus pancicii, Dianthus patentisquameus, Dianthus pavonius, Dianthus pelviformis, Dianthus pendulus, Dianthus persicus, Dianthus petraeus, Dianthus platyodon, Dianthus plumarius, Dianthus plumbeus, Dianthus polylepis, Dianthus polymorphus, Dianthus pratensis, Dianthus pseudarmeria, Dianthus pseudoversicolor, Dianthus pubescens, Dianthus pungens, Dianthus purpureimaculatus, Dianthus pyrenaicus, Dianthus raddeanus, Dianthus recognitus, Dianthus rehmannii, Dianthus rigidus, Dianthus robustus, Dianthus rudbaricus, Dianthus rupicola, Dianthus ruprechtii, Dianthus sahandicus, Dianthus sanguineus, Dianthus scaber, Dianthus schemaschensis, Dianthus seguieri, Dianthus seidlitzii, Dianthus semenovii, Dianthus seravschanicus, Dianthus serotinus, Dianthus serpyliifolius, Dianthus serratifolius, Dianthus serrulatus, Dianthus sessiliflorus, Dianthus setisquameus, Dianthus shemaschensis, Dianthus shinanensis, Dianthus simulans, Dianthus sinaicus, Dianthus siphonocalyx, Dianthus soongoricus, Dianthus sphacioticus, Dianthus spiculifolius, Dianthus stamatiadae, Dianthus stapfii, Dianthus stenocephalus, Dianthus stenopetalus, Dianthus sternbergii, Dianthus stramineus, Dianthus strictus, Dianthus strumarius, Dianthus strymonis, Dianthus subacaulis, Dianthus subaphyllus, Dianthus subscabridus, Dianthus subulosus, Dianthus superbus-chinensis, Dianthus superbus (fringed pink), Dianthus suendermannii, Dianthus sylvestris, Dianthus tabrisianus, Dianthus talyschensis, Dianthus tenuiflorus, Dianthus tesquicola, Dianthus thunbergii, Dianthus tianschanicus, Dianthus tichomirovii, Dianthus tlaratensis, Dianthus toletanus, Dianthus transcaucasicus, Dianthus transvaalensis, Dianthus trifasciculatus, Dianthus tripunctatus, Dianthus tymphresteus, Dianthus ugamicus, Dianthus uniflorus, Dianthus uralensis, Dianthus urumoffii, Dianthus uzbekistanicus, Dianthus velenowskyi, Dianthus versicolor, Dianthus vigoi, Dianthus viridescens, Dianthus viscidus, Dianthus vladimiri, Dianthus volgicus, Dianthus vulturius, Dianthus webbianus, Dianthus xylorrhizus, Dianthus zederbaueri, Dianthus zeyheri, Dianthus zonatus (other species)
• Dianthus × allwoodii, Dianthus × courtoisii, Dianthus × hellwigii, Dianthus × roysii - nothospecies

Translations

genus

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 石竹属 (zh) (shízhúshǔ)

• Finnish: neilikka (fi)
• Japanese: ナデシコ (ja) (nadeshiko)
• Lithuanian: gvazdikas m
• Swedish: nejlika (sv) c

References

• Dianthus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Dianthus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Dianthus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Dianthus at USDA Plants database
• Dianthus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Dianthus at the Catalogue of Life 
• Dianthus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Dianthus at The Plant List