Hemerocallis

See also: hemerocallis

Translingual

Hemerocallis fulva

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἡμέρα (hēméra, “day”) and κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”). Named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707–1778).[1][2]

Proper noun

Hemerocallis f

A taxonomic genus within the family Asphodelaceae – perennial plants native to East Asia – the daylilies.

Hypernyms

(genus in Asphodelaceae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Asparagales - order; Asphodelaceae - family; Hemerocallidoideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus - type species

References

Hemerocallis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Hemerocallis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Hemerocallis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Hemerocallis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Hemerocallis at USDA Plants database
Hemerocallis at Tropicos
Hemerocallis at Encyclopedia of Life
Hemerocallis on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Hemerocallis at Germplasm Resources Information Network

Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.
Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.

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