Urginea

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin form, named after an Algerian Arabic tribe بني يورجن‎ (Beni Urgin).

Proper noun

Urginea f

A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – most of whose former members are now included under Drimia and other genera.

Usage notes

Some modern treatments include all of Urginea in genus Drimia

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

(genus): Urginea acarophylla, Urginea cooperi, Urginea longicollis, Urginea patens - accepted species

References

Urginea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Urginea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Urginea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Urginea at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Urginea at USDA Plants database
Urginea at The Plant List
Urginea on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Urginea at Tropicos
Urginea at Germplasm Resources Information Network

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