Pyracantha
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Pyracantha coccinea
See also: pyracantha
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”)
Proper noun
Pyracantha f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – the firethorns.
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; Rosaceae - family; Amygdaloideae - subfamily; Maleae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Pyracantha coccinea (scarlet firethorn) - type species; Pyracantha angustifolia (orange firethorn, yellow firethorn), Pyracantha atalantioides, Pyracantha crenatoserrata, Pyracantha crenulata (Himalyan firethorn, Nepal firethorn), Pyracantha koidzumii (Formosa firethorn), Pyracantha rogersiana - species
References
Pyracantha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Pyracantha on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Pyracantha on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Pyracantha at USDA Plants database
- Pyracantha at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Pyracantha at The Plant List
