Nepeta

See also: nepeta and népéta

Translingual

Nepeta cataria

Etymology

Apparently from Etruscan [script needed] (Nepete, “Nepi, an ancient city”).

Proper noun

Nepeta f

A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – catmints.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Lamiales - order; Lamiaceae - family; Nepetoideae - subfamily; Mentheae - tribe; Nepetinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Nepeta sect. Capituliferae, Nepeta sect. Cataria, Nepeta sect. Macronepeta, Nepeta sect. Micranthae, Nepeta sect. Nepeta, Nepeta sect. Orthonepeta, Nepeta sect. Oxynepeta, Nepeta sect. Psilonepeta, Nepeta sect. Pycnonepeta, Nepeta sect. Schizocalyx, Nepeta sect. Setanepeta, Nepeta sect. Spartonepeta, Nepeta sect. Spicatae, Nepeta sect. Stenostegiae, Nepeta sect. Subinterruptae - sections
- Nepeta cataria - type species; for the numerous other species, as well as subspecies, synonyms and varieties, see Nepeta at The Plant List.

References

Nepeta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Nepeta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Nepeta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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