Schaefferia
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Schaefferia frutescens (Celastraceae, Florida boxwood) 
Schaefferia emucronata (Hypogastruridae)
Translingual
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Etymology
German Schäffer (after 18th century botanist, entomologist, cleric, and polymath Jacob Christian Schäffer) + Translingual -ia
Proper noun
Schaefferia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Celastraceae.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hypogastruridae – certain springtails.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Celastraceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Celastrales - order; Celastraceae - family
- (genus in Hypogastruridae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Collembola - class; Poduromorpha - order; Hypogastruroidea - superfamily; Hypogastruridae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus in Celastraceae): Schaefferia frutescens (Florida boxwood), Schaefferia oaxacana, Schaefferia cuneifolia (desert yaupon) - selected species
- (genus in Gastrouridae): For species see
Schaefferia (springtail) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- in Celestraceae
- Schaefferia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Schaefferia (Celestraceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Schaefferia (Celastraceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- in Hypogastruridae
- Schaefferia (springtail) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Schaefferia (Hypogastruridae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Schaefferia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons