Itea
See also: iteá and ἰτέα
Translingual
Itea ilicifolia
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἰτέα (itéa, “willow”)
Proper noun
Itea f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Iteaceae – sweetspires, principally native to Asia.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Saxifragales - order; Iteaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Itea virginica (Virginia sweetspire, but now, sometimes, Cyrilla racemiflora) - type species; Itea chinensis, Itea ilicifolia, Itea japonica, Itea oldhamii, Itea parviflora, Itea yunnanensis - other species
References
Itea (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Itea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Itea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Itea at USDA Plants database
- Itea at Tropicos
- Itea at The Plant List