Emex
Translingual
Emex spinosa
Etymology
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Proper noun
Emex f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Polygonaceae – certain annual herbaceous plants, called jacks.
Usage notes
- Recently demoted to a subgenus of Rumex (Rumex subg. Emex).
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Polygonaceae - family, Polygonoideae - subfamily; Rumiceae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Emex spinosa (syn.? Rumex spinosus, lesser jack, spiny threecornerjack) - type species; Emex australis (syn.? Rumex hypogaeus, three-cornered jack, southern threecornerjack or doublegee) (species)
Coordinate terms
- (genus in Rumiceae): Oxyria, Rheum (rhubarbs), Rumex (docks and sorrels) - genera
References
Emex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Emex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Emex on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Emex at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Emex at Tropicos
- Emex at Encyclopedia of Life
- Emex at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Emex at USDA Plants database
- Emex at World Register of Marine Species
- Emex at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Emex at The Plant List