Carissa
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Etymology
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Proper noun
Carissa f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Apocynaceae – shrubs or small trees native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Australia and Asia.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Gentianales - order; Apocynaceae - family; Rauvolfioideae - subfamily; Carisseae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Carissa carandas - type species
References
Carissa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Carissa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Carissa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons- Carissa on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Carissa at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Carissa at Encyclopedia of Life
- Carissa at USDA Plants database
- Carissa at The Plant List
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