Picrasma

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Picrasma f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Simaroubaceae – shrubs and trees of the tropics.

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; Simaroubaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Picrasma javanica - type species; Picrasma antillana, Picrasma chinensis, Picrasma crenata, Picrasma excelsa (bitterwood, Jamaica quassia), Picrasma mexicana, Picrasma quassioides (shurni) - selected species

References

• Picrasma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Picrasma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Picrasma on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Picrasma at The Plant List