sauvagesia

sauvagesia
\\ˌsȯvəˈjēzēə, -ēzhə\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Pierre A. Boissier de la Croix de Sauvages died 1795 French botanist + New Latin -ia
: a genus of chiefly tropical American herbs or undershrubs (family Ochnaceae) having alternate leaves, fringed stipules, and small pentamerous flowers with an outer row of staminodia which is filiform and an inner row of staminodia which is petaloid

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  • Sauvagesia — Sauvagesia …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Sauvagesia — (S. L.), Pflanzengattung, nach Sauvages benannt, aus der Familie der Sauvagesieae, 5. Kl. 1. Ordn. L.; Arten; S. erecta; als Gemüsekraut u. gegen Brustkrankheiten angewendet; S. peruviana, S. tenella u.m.a. in Südamerika; S. nutans, in Madagascar …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Sauvagesia — Sauvagesia …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Sauvagesia — Taxobox regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Malpighiales familia = Ochnaceae genus = Sauvagesia Sauvagesia is a genus of plant in family Ochnaceae. Species include:* Sauvagesia brevipetala , Gilli …   Wikipedia

  • Sauvagesia — ID 75023 Symbol Key SAUVA Common Name sauvagesia Family Ochnaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution HI, PR Growth Habit N/A D …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Sauvagesia L. — Symbol SAUVA Common Name sauvagesia Botanical Family Ochnaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Sauvagesia brevipetala — Taxobox status = VU | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Malpighiales familia = Ochnaceae genus = Sauvagesia species = S. brevipetala binomial = Sauvagesia brevipetala binomial… …   Wikipedia

  • Sauvagesia erecta — Saint Saint (s[=a]nt), n. [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. {Sacred}, {Sanctity}, {Sanctum}, {Sanctus}.] 1. A person sanctified; a holy or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sauvagesia erecta — ID 75024 Symbol Key SAER4 Common Name creole tea Family Ochnaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution HI, PR Growth Habit Subshrub, Forb/herb Dura …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • sauvagesia — sau·va·ge·sia …   English syllables

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