Calandrinia

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Calandrinia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Montiaceae – plants native to the western Americas called purslanes and redmaids.

Usage notes

• Somewhat similar Australian plants in this genus are now placed in genus Rumicastrum, possibly to be renamed Parakeelya.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• (genus): Calandrinia ciliata – type species; Calandrinia balonensis (parakeelya), Calandrinia ciliata (red maids) – selected other species

References

• Calandrinia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Calandrinia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Calandrinia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons