Castilleja

Translingual

Castilleja fissifolia

Etymology

Named after Spanish botanist Domingo Castillejo.

Proper noun

Castilleja f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Orobanchaceae – Indian paintbrushes (also owl's clover), native to the Americas.

Usage notes

• Previously often placed in family Scrophulariaceae.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Lamiales - order; Orobanchaceae - family; Pedicularideae - tribe; Castillejinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Castilleja fissifolia - type species; for other species see Castilleja at The Plant List

References

• Castilleja on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Castilleja on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Castilleja on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Castilleja at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Castilleja at The Plant List
• Castilleja at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Castilleja at USDA Plants database
• Castilleja at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Castilleja at Tropicos

English

Proper noun

Castilleja (plural Castillejas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Castilleja is the 10125^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3183 individuals. Castilleja is most common among Hispanic/Latino (93.5%) individuals.