Cunninghamia

See also: cunninghamia

Translingual

Etymology

A Latinized form of the Scottish surname Cunningham; the genus name Cunninghamia honours Dr. James Cunningham, a British doctor who introduced this species into cultivation in 1702 and botanist Allan Cunningham.

Proper noun

Cunninghamia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cupressaceae – china firs, tall, ornamental evergreens of east Asia.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; Pinopsida – class; Pinidae – subclass; Pinales – order; Cupressaceae - family; Cunninghamioideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Cunninghamia lanceoolata - type species (possibly sole species); Cunninghamia konishii - other species accepted by some authorities

References

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