Fouquieria
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Translingual
Etymology
Named by George Engelmann after Pierre Fouquier
Proper noun
Fouquieria f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fouquieriaceae – certain desert plants including the ocotillo and the boojum.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids – clades; Ericales – order; Fouquieriaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Fouquieria formosa - type species
References
Fouquieria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Fouquieria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Fouquieria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Fouquieria at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Fouquieria at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Fouquieria at USDA Plants database
- Fouquieria at Tropicos
- Fouquieria at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Fouquieria at Plants of the World Online
