Asclepias

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin asclepias (“common swallow-wart”), from Ancient Greek ἀσκληπιάς (asklēpiás, “swallow-wort”). === Proper noun === Asclepias f A taxonomic genus within the family Apocynaceae – milkweeds. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I – clades; Gentianales – order; Apocynaceae – family; Asclepiadoideae – subfamily; Asclepiadeae – tribe; Asclepiadinae – subtribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Asclepias syriaca – type species; Asclepias amplexicaulis, Asclepias exaltata, Asclepias incarnata, Asclepias purpurascens, Asclepias quadrifolia, Asclepias rubra, Asclepias tuberosa, Asclepias variegata, Asclepias verticillata, Asclepias viridiflora – selected other species. For the numerous other species see Wikispecies or NCBI in References. === References === Asclepias on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Asclepias on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Asclepias on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Asclepias at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Asclepias at National Center for Biotechnology Information Asclepias at The Plant List Asclepias at USDA Plants database