Itea

See also: iteá and ἰτέα

Translingual

Itea ilicifolia

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἰτέα (itéa, “willow”)

Proper noun

Itea f

A taxonomic genus within the family Iteaceae – the sweetspires, principally native to Asia.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Saxifragales - order; Iteaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Itea chinensis, Itea ilicifolia, Itea japonica, Itea oldhamii, Itea parviflora, Itea virginica (now, often Cyrilla racemiflora), Itea yunnanensis - species

References

Itea (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Itea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Itea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Itea at USDA Plants database
Itea at Tropicos
Itea at The Plant List

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