Royena

Translingual

Etymology

After the 18th-century Dutch botanist Adrian van Royen.

Proper noun

Royena f

1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Ebenaceae – certain gamopetalous plants, now in the genus Diospyros.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Ericales - order; Ebenaceae - family

References

• “Royena”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• Diospyros on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Diospyros on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Diospyros on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Royena at The Plant List