Clethra

Clethra

See also: clethra

Translingual

Clethra arborea

Etymology

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Proper noun

Clethra f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Clethraceae – shrubs and trees, evergreen or deciduous, with clustered flowers, the species being in many temperate and subtropical parts of Asia and the Western hemisphere.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• (genus): Clethra alnifolia - type species; for other species see Clethra on WikispeciesWikispecies or Clethra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Clethra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Clethra on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Clethra on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Clethra at USDA Plants database