Paliurus

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Paliurus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rhamnaceae – small trees that are native to arid locations from the Mediterranean to Japan.

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I - clades; Rosales - order; Rhamnaceae - family

• (genus): Paliurus spina-christi - type species; Paliurus hemsleyanus, Paliurus hirsutus, Paliurus orientalis, Paliurus ramosissimus - other accepted species

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• Paliurus at USDA Plants database
• Paliurus at Tropicos
• Paliurus at World Register of Marine Species
• Paliurus on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Paliurus at Encyclopedia of Life
• Paliurus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Paliurus at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Paliurus at The Plant List
• Paliurus at Fossilworks

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Παλίουρος (Palíouros).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /pa.liˈuː.rus/, [pa.liˈuː.rʊs]

Paliūrus m sg (genitive Paliūrī); second declension

1. A river of Marmarica forming a marsh
2. A town on this river, near which was a temple of Heracles

Second declension, with locative.

• Paliurus in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly