Cibotium

Translingual

Cibotium chamissoi

Etymology

From New Latin cibotium (“little chest or box”), from Ancient Greek κιβώτιον (kibṓtion), from κιβωτός (kibōtós, “wooden chest or box”) + -ιον (-ion, “-ium”).

Proper noun

Cibotium n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cibotiaceae – various tree ferns.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Polypodiophytina – subphylum; Polypodiopsida – class; Cyatheales - order; Cibotiaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Cibotium chamissoi (Hawaiian tree fern) - type species

References

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