Lychnis

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin lychnis (“kind of rose”), or directly from Ancient Greek λυχνίς (lukhnís, “Silene coronaria syn. Lychnis coronaria”). === Proper noun === Lychnis f A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae – certain campions and catchflies, now usually Silene. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order; Caryophyllaceae – family; Sileneae – tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Lychnis sect. Agrostemma, Lychnis sect. Lychnis – sections Lychnis chalcedonica – type species; for other species etc. see Lychnis at The Plant List. ==== Coordinate terms ==== (genus called campion or catchfly): Silene === References === Lychnis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Lychnis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Lychnis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Lychnis at USDA Plants database Lychnis at Tropicos Lychnis at World Register of Marine Species Lychnis at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Lychnis at the Catalogue of Life Lychnis at National Center for Biotechnology Information Lychnis at Germplasm Resources Information Network Lychnis at The Plant List “Lychnis”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026