Stewartia

Translingual

Etymology

Originally a misspelling of Stuartia, which the taxon author, Linnaeus, meant to name the taxon, after John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute

Proper noun

Stewartia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Theaceae – certain flowering plants.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• (genus): Stewartia sect. Dialystyla, Stewartia sect. Pseudocamellia, Stewartia sect. Pteropetiolatae, Stewartia sect. Racemosae, Stewartia sect. Serratae, Stewartia sect. Stewartia – sections
  • Stewartia malacodendron (silky stewartia, silky camellia, Virginia stewartia) – type species

References

• Stewartia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Stewartia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Stewartia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons