Crassula

Crassula

See also: crassula

Translingual

Crassula capitella

Etymology

From Latin crassus (“thick”). Named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778).[1][2]

Proper noun

Crassula f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Crassulaceae – the crassulas.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• (genus): Crassula perfoliata - type species; for the numerous other accepted species see Crassula at The Plant List.

References

• Crassula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Crassula (Plantae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Crassula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Crassula at The Plant List

1. Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.
2. Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.