Hovenia
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Translingual
Etymology
Apparently named after David ten Hove (1724-1787) (name alternatively given as David Hoven),[1] a Dutch senator and botanical patron who supported Carl Peter Thunberg's floral expedition of South Africa,[2] though information on the senator is scarce beyond the naming of the hovenia.
Proper noun
Hovenia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rhamnaceae – raisin trees, endemic to Asia, from India to Japan.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Rosales – order; Rhamnaceae – family; Ziziphoideae – subfamily; Paliureae – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Hovenia dulcis (Japanese raisin tree, Oriental raisin tree) – type species
References
Further reading
Hovenia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Hovenia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Hovenia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
