Lobostemon

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Lobostemon m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Boraginaceae – healthbushes, of South Africa, used for many medicinal purposes.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I – clades; unassigned euasterids I; Boraginaceae – family; Boraginoideae - subfamily; Lithospermeae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Lobostemon sect. Argentei, Lobostemon sect. Fruticosi, Lobostemon sect. Lobostemon, Lobostemon sect. Trichotomi - sections
  • Lobostemon echioides - type species; Lobostemon fruticosus - selected other species

References

• Lobostemon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lobostemon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Lobostemon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Lobostemon at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Lobostemon at Plants of the World Online
• Lobostemon at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Lobostemon at Tropicos