Celastrus
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Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κήλαστρος (kḗlastros, “holly”).
Proper noun
Celastrus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Celastraceae – the staff vines and bittersweets.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Celastrales – order; Celastraceae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Celastrus scandens (American bittersweet) - type species; Celastrus orbiculatus (oriental bittersweet) - selected other species; for other species see
Celastrus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References
Celastrus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Celastrus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Celastrus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Celastrus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Celastrus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Celastrus at USDA Plants database
- Celastrus at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Celastrus at Tropicos
- Celastrus at The Plant List
