Salvinia

See also: salvinia

Translingual

Etymology

Named in honour of Anton Maria Salvini, a 17th-century Italian scientist.

Proper noun

Salvinia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Salviniaceae – watermoss.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Polypodiophytina - subphylum; Polypodiopsida - class; Salviniales - order; Salviniaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Salvinia natans (water fern, floating watermoss) - type species

References

• Salvinia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Salvinia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Salvinia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Salvinia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Salvinia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Salvinia at USDA Plants database
• Salvinia at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Salvinia at Tropicos