Nepeta

See also: nepeta and népéta

Translingual

Nepeta cataria

Etymology

From Latin nepeta (“catnip”).

Proper noun

Nepeta f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – catnips.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I – clades; Lamiales – order; Lamiaceae – family; Nepetoideae - subfamily; Mentheae - tribe; Nepetinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Nepeta sect. Capituliferae, Nepeta sect. Cataria, Nepeta sect. Macronepeta, Nepeta sect. Micranthae, Nepeta sect. Nepeta, Nepeta sect. Orthonepeta, Nepeta sect. Oxynepeta, Nepeta sect. Psilonepeta, Nepeta sect. Pycnonepeta, Nepeta sect. Schizocalyx, Nepeta sect. Setanepeta, Nepeta sect. Spartonepeta, Nepeta sect. Spicatae, Nepeta sect. Stenostegiae, Nepeta sect. Subinterruptae - sections
  • Nepeta cataria - type species; for the numerous other species, as well as subspecies, synonyms and varieties, see Nepeta at Plants of the World Online.

Derived terms

• Schizonepeta (Japanese catnips)
• Clinopodium nepeta (lesser calamint)

References

• Nepeta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Nepeta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Nepeta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Nepeta at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Nepeta at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Nepeta at USDA Plants database
• Nepeta at Plants of the World Online
• Nepeta at Tropicos
• Nepeta at the Catalogue of Life