Lecythis
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See also: lecythis
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Lecythis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lecythidaceae – certain woody plants, native to Central America and South America, some of which produce edible seeds.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids – clades; Ericales – order; Lecythidaceae - family; Lecythidoideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lecythis ollaria (monkeypod, monkey pot) - type species; Lecythis pisonis (monkey pot), Lecythis zabucajo (monkey pot); for other species see Lecythis at The Plant List.
References
Lecythis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Lecythis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Lecythis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Lecythis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Lecythis at Tropicos
- Lecythis at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Lecythis at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Lecythis at The Plant List
