Fouquieria

Translingual

Etymology

Named by George Engelmann after Pierre Fouquier

Proper noun

Fouquieria f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fouquieriaceae – certain desert plants including the ocotillo and the boojum.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Ericales - order; Fouquieriaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Fouquieria formosa - type species

References

• Fouquieria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Fouquieria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Fouquieria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Fouquieria at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Fouquieria at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Fouquieria at USDA Plants database
• Fouquieria at Tropicos
• Fouquieria at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Fouquieria at Plants of the World Online