Itea

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See also: iteá and ἰτέα

Translingual

Itea ilicifolia

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἰτέα (itéa, “willow”)

Proper noun

Itea f

A taxonomic genus within the family Iteaceae – sweetspires, principally native to Asia.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Saxifragales - order; Iteaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Itea virginica (Virginia sweetspire, but now, sometimes, Cyrilla racemiflora) - type species; Itea chinensis, Itea ilicifolia, Itea japonica, Itea oldhamii, Itea parviflora, Itea yunnanensis - other species

References

Itea (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Itea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Itea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Itea at USDA Plants database
Itea at Tropicos
Itea at The Plant List

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