Sandersonia
See also: sandersonia
Translingual
Sandersonia aurantiaca (the yellow flowers)
Etymology
Named after John Sanderson (1820–1891) by botanist William Jackson Hooker (1785–1865) [1][2] + -ia.
Proper noun
Sandersonia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Colchicaceae – one species, Sandersonia aurantiaca - the sandersonias or Christmas bells.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Liliales - order; Colchicaceae - family; Colchiceae - tribe
References
- 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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