Lathraea
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Etymology
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Proper noun
Lathraea f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Orobanchaceae – the toothworts, parasitic plants without chlorophyll.
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; Orobanchaceae – family; Rhinantheae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lathraea squamaria (common toothwort) - type species; Lathraea clandestina (purple toothwort), Lathraea japonica, Lathraea rhodopaea (Rhodope toothwort) - other accepted species
References
Lathraea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Lathraea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Lathraea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Lathraea at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Lathraea at The Plant List
- Lathraea at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Lathraea at Tropicos
