Murraya
Translingual
Etymology
Named after botanist John Andrew Murray (1740–1791) by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707–1778)[1][2] + -a
Proper noun
Murraya f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rutaceae – the curry tree, orange jessamine and related plants.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids II - clades; Sapindales - order; Rutaceae - family; Aurantioideae - subfamily; Aurantieae - tribe; Merrilliinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Murraya paniculata (syn. Murraya exotica); see
References
- Murraya at USDA Plants database
- 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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