Primula
Translingual
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Etymology
Named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778) after Latin primus "first" because it flowers early.[1][2]
Proper noun
Primula f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Primulaceae – the primroses.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Ericales - order; Primulaceae - family; Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. - type species; for other species see
Primula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References
Primula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Primula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Primula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- ^ Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.
- ^ Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.