Torreya
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Torreya nucifera
See also: torreya
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin Torrey + -a, after John Torrey (1796–1873), American botanist
Proper noun
Torreya f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Taxaceae – the nutmeg yews.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; Pinopsida - class; Pinidae - subclass; Pinales - order; Taxaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Torreya taxifolia - type species; Torreya californica, †Torreya clarnensis, Torreya fargesii, Torreya grandis, Torreya jackii, †Torreya masonii, Torreya nucifera, Torreya yunnanensis - other species
References
Torreya on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Torreya on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Torreya on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Torreya at USDA Plants database
- Torreya at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Torreya at the Catalogue of Life
- Torreya at Encyclopedia of Life
- Torreya at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Torreya at The Plant List
- Torreya at Gymnosperms Database
