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Definition of Genus calandrinia
1. Noun. Large genus of low-growing herbs; widespread throughout tropical and warm temperate regions having usually basal leaves and panicles of purplish ephemeral flowers.
Exact synonyms: Calandrinia
Generic synonyms: Caryophylloid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Portulacaceae, Portulacaceae, Purslane Family
Member holonyms: Rock Purslane, Calandrinia Ciliata, Red Maids, Redmaids
Generic synonyms: Caryophylloid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Portulacaceae, Portulacaceae, Purslane Family
Member holonyms: Rock Purslane, Calandrinia Ciliata, Red Maids, Redmaids
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Calandrinia
Literary usage of Genus calandrinia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Verhandlungen by Deutscher Wissenschaftlicher Verein zu Santiago de Chile (1889)
"... namentlich zählt das genus calandrinia weit über 80 Arten, von denen mehrere
Zierpflanzen sind. Von Berberis sind 36 Arten beschrieben, Viola hat an 50 ..."