Strophanthus
See also: strophanthus
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek στρόφος (stróphos, “(twisted) cord”) + Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).
Proper noun
Strophanthus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Apocynaceae – plants found in Africa and in tropical and subtropical Asia that produce toxic alkaloids and cardiac glycosides.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Gentianales - order; Apocynaceae - family; Apocynoideae - subfamily; Nerieae - tribe
Hyponyms
- For species see Strophanthus on WikispeciesWikispecies or Strophanthus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- Strophanthus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Strophanthus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Strophanthus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Strophanthus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Strophanthus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Strophanthus at Encyclopedia of Life
- Strophanthus at The Plant List
- Strophanthus at USDA Plants database