Dicentra

See also: dicentra

Translingual

Dicentra cucullaria

the former Dicentra spectabilis, now Lamprocapnos spectabilis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “double”) and Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, “goad, spur”).

Proper noun

Dicentra f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Papaveraceae.
2. (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Fumariaceae – about a dozen species of perennial herbs with glaucous dissected leaves and a heart-shaped or two-spurred corolla, including Dicentra spectabilis, now Lamprocapnos spectabilis.

Hypernyms

• (genus in Papaveraceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots - clades; Ranunculales - order; Papaveraceae - family; Fumarioideae - subfamily; Fumarieae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus in Papaveraceae): Dicentra cucullaria - type species; Dicentra canadensis, Dicentra eximia, Dicentra formosa, Dicentra nevadensis, Dicentra pauciflora, Dicentra peregrina, Dicentra uniflora - other species
• (archaic genus circumscription): Above species plus those shown at Dicentra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Dactylicapnos, Ehrendorferia, Ichtyoselmis, Lamprocapnos - genera formerly treated as subgenera of Dicentra

References

• Dicentra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Dicentra on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Dicentra on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Dicentra at USDA Plants database
• Dicentra at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Dicentra at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Papaveraceae at APWeb
• Dicentra at Plants of the World Online