Flindersia

Translingual

Etymology

Named after the Australian explorer Captain Matthew Flinders, who circumnavigated Australia.

Proper noun

Flindersia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rutaceae – trees of Australasia.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids – clades; Sapindales – order; Rutaceae – family; Flindersioideae – subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Flindersia australis (crows ash, Australian teak) – type species; Flindersia bennettiana (Bennett's ash), Flindersia brayleyana (Queensland maple, maple silkwood), Flindersia ifflaiana (hickory ash, Cairns hickory), Flindersia maculosa (leopardwood, leopard tree), Flindersia pimenteliana (maple silkwood, rose silkwood ), Flindersia schottiana (silver ash, cudgerie, bumpy ash), Flindersia xanthoxyla (yellowwood, long Jack) – selected other species; for more see Flindersia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

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