Benthamidia

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Benthamidia f

1. A taxonomic section within the family Cornaceae – synonym of Cornus sect. Cynoxylon, a section of Cornus sensu lato containing dogwood trees with enlarged bracts often planted as ornamentals.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Cornales - order; Cornaceae - family; Cornus - genus; Cornus subgenus Cynoxylon - subgenus

Hyponyms

• (genus): Cornus florida - type species; Cornus nuttallii, Cornus urbaniana - other extant species

References

• Cornus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cornus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cornus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Benthamidia at The Plant List