Eupatorium

See also: eupatorium

Translingual

Eupatorium cannabinum

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εὐπατόριον (eupatórion, “agrimony”), after Mithridates Eupator (134–63 BC), king of Pontus.

Proper noun

Eupatorium n

1. (sensu stricto) A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – bonesets, thoroughworts, and snakeroots.
2. (sensu lato) A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – all of Eupatorium sensu stricto and more than a dozen of what are now considered separate genera.

Hypernyms

• (both senses): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Asteraceae - family; Asteroideae - subfamily; Eupatorieae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus sensu stricto): Eupatorium altissimum, Eupatorium cannabinum (hemp-agrimony), Eupatorium capillifolium, Eupatorium chinense, Eupatorium fortunei, Eupatorium glomeratum, Eupatorium hiemale, Eupatorium hyssopifolium, Eupatorium japonicum, Eupatorium leucolepis, Eupatorium lindleyanum, Eupatorium mohrii, Eupatorium oblongifolium, Eupatorium perfoliatum, Eupatorium pilosum, Eupatorium resinosum, Eupatorium salvia, Eupatorium serotinum, Eupatorium sessilifolium, Eupatorium subhastatum, Eupatorium trapezoideum - species
• (genus sensu lato): species of Eupatorium sensu stricto and species of the following now often treated as separate genera: Ageratina, Chromolaena, Condylidium, Conoclinium, Critonia, Cronquistianthus, Eutrochium, Fleischmannia, Flyriella, Hebeclinium, Koanophyllon, Mikania, Tamaulipa

References

• Eupatorium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Eupatorium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Eupatorium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons