Myrsine

Translingual

Myrsine africana (African boxwood)

Etymology

Ancient Greek μυρσίνη (mursínē). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Proper noun

Myrsine f

A taxonomic genus within the family Primulaceae – colicweeds.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Ericales - order; Primulaceae - family; Myrsinoideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Myrsine africana (African boxwood) - type species; Myrsine aquilonia, Myrsine australis (red matipu, mapou), Myrsine coriacea, Myrsine cubana, Myrsine divaricata (weeping māpou, weeping matipo), Myrsine floridana, Myrsine gardneriana, Myrsine guianensis, Myrsine howittiana (brush muttonwood), Myrsine laetevirens, Myrsine lanaiensis, Myrsine lessertiana, Myrsine nummularia, Myrsine pillansii, Myrsine sandwicensis, Myrsine seguinii, Myrsine variabilis (brush muttonwood), Myrsine wightiana - selected species

References

Myrsine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Myrsine on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Myrsine on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Myrsine at USDA Plants database
Myrsine at Tropicos
Myrsine at World Register of Marine Species
Myrsine at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Myrsine at the Catalogue of Life
Myrsine at Encyclopedia of Life
Myrsine at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Myrsine at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Myrsine at Plants of the World Online

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