Cunninghamia
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See also: cunninghamia
Translingual
Etymology
A Latinized form of the Scottish surname Cunningham; the genus name Cunninghamia honours Dr. James Cunningham, a British doctor who introduced this species into cultivation in 1702 and botanist Allan Cunningham.
Proper noun
Cunninghamia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cupressaceae – china firs, tall, ornamental evergreens of east Asia.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; Pinopsida – class; Pinidae – subclass; Pinales – order; Cupressaceae - family; Cunninghamioideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Cunninghamia lanceoolata - type species (possibly sole species); Cunninghamia konishii - other species accepted by some authorities
References
Cunninghamia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Cunninghamia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Cunninghamia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Cunninghamia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Cunninghamia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Cunninghamia at USDA Plants database
- Cunninghamia at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Cunninghamia at Tropicos
- Cunninghamia at The Plant List
