Emex

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Emex f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Polygonaceae – certain annual herbaceous plants, called jacks.

Usage notes

• Recently demoted to a subgenus of Rumex (Rumex subg. Emex).

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order; Polygonaceae – family, Polygonoideae - subfamily; Rumiceae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Emex spinosa (syn.? Rumex spinosus, lesser jack, spiny threecornerjack) - type species; Emex australis (syn.? Rumex hypogaeus, three-cornered jack, southern threecornerjack or doublegee) (species)

Coordinate terms

• (genus in Rumiceae): Oxyria, Rheum (rhubarbs), Rumex (docks and sorrels) - genera

References

• Emex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Emex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Emex on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Emex at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Emex at Tropicos
• Emex at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Emex at USDA Plants database
• Emex at World Register of Marine Species
• Emex at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Emex at The Plant List