Kedrostis

Translingual

Kedrostis capensis

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek κέδρωστις (kédrōstis)

Proper noun

Kedrostis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cucurbitaceae – climbing of trailing herbs of tropical Africa and Asia.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Cucurbitales - order; Cucurbitaceae - family; Cucurbitoideae - subfamily; Coniandreae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Kedrostis africana (baboon's cucumber) - type species; Kedrostis capensis, Kedrostis nana - selected other species

References

• Kedrostis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Kedrostis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Kedrostis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Kedrostis at Plants of the World Online
• Kedrostis at USDA Plants database
• Kedrostis at Tropicos
• Kedrostis at the Catalogue of Life 
• Kedrostis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Kedrostis at Germplasm Resources Information Network