Crassula

See also: crassula

Translingual

Crassula capitella

Etymology

From Latin crassus (“thick”). Named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778).[1][2]

Proper noun

Crassula f

A taxonomic genus within the family Crassulaceae – the crassulas.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Saxifragales - order; Crassulaceae - family; Crassuloideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Crassula perfoliata - type species; for the numerous other accepted species see Crassula at The Plant List.

References

Crassula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Crassula (Plantae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Crassula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Crassula at The Plant List

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.

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