Salvinia
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Translingual
Etymology
Named in honour of Anton Maria Salvini, a 17th-century Italian scientist. For the surname, see Salvini.
Proper noun
Salvinia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Salviniaceae – watermoss.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Polypodiophytina – subphylum; Polypodiopsida – class; Salviniales – order; Salviniaceae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Salvinia natans (water fern, floating watermoss) – type species
References
Salvinia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Salvinia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Salvinia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Salvinia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Salvinia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Salvinia at USDA Plants database
- Salvinia at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Salvinia at Tropicos
