Urginea

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin form, named after an Algerian Arabic tribe بني يورجن (Beni Urgin).

Proper noun

Urginea f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – most of whose former members are now included under Drimia and other genera.

Usage notes

• Some modern treatments include all of Urginea in genus Drimia

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Asparagaceae – family; Scilloideae - subfamily; Urgineeae  tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Urginea acarophylla, Urginea cooperi, Urginea longicollis, Urginea patens - accepted species

References

• Urginea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Urginea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Urginea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Urginea at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Urginea at USDA Plants database
• Urginea at The Plant List
• Urginea at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Urginea at Tropicos
• Urginea at Germplasm Resources Information Network