Meaning | A caryophyllaceous genus of the family Nyctaginaceae having only one species. |
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Synonym | Nyctaginia |
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Member of | Nyctaginaceae, family Nyctaginaceae, Allioniaceae, family Allioniaceae, four-o'clock family | A family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales |
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Members | scarlet musk flower, Nyctaginia capitata | viscid branched perennial of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having tuberous roots and deep red flowers |
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Broader | caryophylloid dicot genus | genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers |
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Spanish | genus nyctaginia, nyctaginia |
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Catalan | genus nyctaginia, nyctaginia |
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