Anchusa
See also: anchusa
Translingual
Anchusa officinalis (type species)
Etymology
From Latin, from Ancient Greek ἄγχουσα (ánkhousa, “a plant used as a cosmetic, ox-tongue (Anchusa tinctoria)”)
Proper noun
Anchusa f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Boraginaceae – certain chiefly herbaceous plants, the buglosses.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; unassigned euasterids I; Boraginaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Anchusa officinalis - type species
- Anchusa aegyptiaca, Anchusa arvensis, Anchusa aucheri, Anchusa azurea, Anchusa barrelieri, Anchusa cespitosa, Anchusa capensis, Anchusa crispa, Anchusa gmelinii, Anchusa granatensis, Anchusa konyaense, Anchusa leptophylla, Anchusa limbata, Anchusa ochroleuca, Anchusa pusilla, Anchusa riparia, Anchusa strigosa, Anchusa stylosa, Anchusa thessala, Anchusa undulata (other species)
Further reading
- Anchusa on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Anchusa at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Anchusa at Encyclopedia of Life
- Anchusa at USDA Plants database
- Anchusa at The Plant List
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