Camellia
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See also: camellia
Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after botanist Georg Kamel (1661–1706) by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707–1778).[1][2] + -ia. The Czech surname Kamel is a variant of Kamil.
Proper noun[edit]
Camellia f
Synonyms[edit]
- (genus): Thea
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Ericales - order; Theaceae - family; Theeae - tribe
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Camellia japonica (common camellia, Japanes camellia) - type species; Camellia sinensis (tea plant), Camellia oleifera (tea oil camellia) - selected other species; see Camellia at The Plant List for many more.
Translations[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
Further reading[edit]
Camellia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Camellia at USDA Plants database
- Camellia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Camellia at the Catalogue of Life
- Camellia at Encyclopedia of Life
- Camellia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Camellia at The Plant List
