Porocystis

== Translingual == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Second part is apparently Ancient Greek κύστις”) === Proper noun === Porocystis f A taxonomic genus within the family Sapindaceae – certain trees of South America. Synonym of Carex sect. Porocystis; certain sedges (family Cyperaceae). (†Porocystis) A taxonomic genus within the family Dasycladaceae – certain extinct chlorophytes. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus in Sapindaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids – clades; Sapindales – order; Sapindaceae – family; Sapindoideae – subfamily (section in Carex): Poales – order; Cyperaceae – family; Cyperoideae – subfamily; Cariceae – tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus in Sapindaceae): Porocystis toulicioides – type species; Porocystis acuminata – other species (section in Carex): Carex bushii (Bush's sedge), Carex caroliniana (Carolina sedge), Carex complanata (hirsute sedge), Carex hirsutella (fuzzy wuzzy sedge), Carex pallescens (pale sedge), Carex swanii (Swan's sedge), Carex torreyi (Torrey's sedge), Carex virescens (ribbed sedge) – species === References === South American trees Porocystis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Sapindoideae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Porocystis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Porocystis at National Center for Biotechnology Information Porocystis at Tropicos Porocystis at The Plant List sedges Carex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Carex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Carex on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons chlorophytes Porocystis Cragin on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Dasycladaceae at National Center for Biotechnology Information “Porocystis”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026