Canarium

See also: canarium

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Canarium n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Burseraceae – various nut-bearing trees of Old World tropics and subtropics.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Strombidae – certain true conchs.

Usage notes

• Five species of Canarium (Strombidae), including the type species, have a specific epithet that does not agree with the gender of the genus.

Hypernyms

• (genus in Burseraceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids – clades; Sapindales – order; Burseraceae – family
• (genus in Strombidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda – class; Caenogastropoda – subclass; Littorinimorpha – order; Stromboidea – superfamily; Strombidae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus in Burseraceae): Canarium indicum - type species; Canarium album, Canarium ovatum - selected other species
• (genus in Strombidae): Canarium urceus - type species

References

in Burseraceae

• Canarium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Canarium (Burseraceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Canarium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Canarium at USDA Plants database
• Canarium at Tropicos
• Canarium at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Canarium at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Canarium at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Canarium at The Plant List
• Canarium at Paleobiology Database

in Strombidae

• Canarium (gastropod) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Canarium (Strombidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Canarium (gastropod) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Canarium at World Register of Marine Species
• Canarium at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Canarium at Paleobiology Database