Atherosperma

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Atherosperma n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Atherospermataceae – certain southern sassafrases, principally of Australia.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, magnoliids – clades; Laurales – order; Atherospermataceae – family

Derived terms

• (genus): Atherosperma moschatum (blackheart sassafras) - type species; Atherosperma dilatatum, Atherosperma elongatum, Atherosperma muticum, Atherosperma tasmanicum - other species names, now all often considered synonyms of Atherosperma moschatum

Derived terms

terms derived from Atherosperma but not considered names of species of it

• Atherosperma integrifolium ( ⇒ Atherosperma moschatum subsp. integrifolium)
• Atherosperma micranthum ( ⇒ Daphnandra micrantha)
• Atherosperma novae-zelandiae ( ⇒ Laurelia novae-zelandiae)
• Atherosperma repandulum ( ⇒ Daphnandra repandula)
• Atherosperma sassafras ( ⇒ Doryphora sassafras)
• Atherosperma sempervirens ( ⇒ Laurelia sempervirens)

References

• Atherosperma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Atherosperma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Atherosperma on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Atherosperma at the Catalogue of Life 
• Atherosperma at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Atherosperma at The Plant List