Cyrtandra
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Translingual
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Etymology
From New Latin cyrtandra, from Ancient Greek κυρτός (kurtós, “curved, arched”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man; male”), in reference to their prominently curved stamens.
Proper noun
Cyrtandra f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Gesneriaceae – various flowering plants native to Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I – clades; Lamiales – order; Gesneriaceae - family; Cyrtandroideae - subfamily; Cyrtandreae - tribe
Descendants
- → Russian: цирта́ндра (cirtándra)
References
Cyrtandra (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Cyrtandra on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Cyrtandra on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Cyrtandra at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Cyrtandra at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Cyrtandra at USDA Plants database
- Cyrtandra at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Cyrtandra at Tropicos
