Lathraea

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Lathraea f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Orobanchaceae – the toothworts, parasitic plants without chlorophyll.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I – clades; Lamiales – order; Orobanchaceae - family; Rhinantheae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Lathraea squamaria (common toothwort) - type species; Lathraea clandestina (purple toothwort), Lathraea japonica, Lathraea rhodopaea (Rhodope toothwort) - other accepted species

References

• Lathraea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lathraea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Lathraea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Lathraea at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Lathraea at The Plant List
• Lathraea at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Lathraea at Tropicos