#order_Geraniales__Geraniales  an order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums and many other plants; see Euphorbiaceae; Geraniaceae; Rutaceae; Malpighiaceae; Simaroubaceae; Meliaceae; Zygophyllaceae; Tropaeolaceae
  supertype:  plant_order__plantorder  the order of plants
  member of:  subclass_Rosidae
  member:  family_Balsaminaceae__Balsaminaceae__balsam_family  distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers
     member:  genus_Impatiens  annual or perennial herbs with stems more or less succulent; cosmopolitan except for South America, Australia, and New Zealand
        member:  jewelweed__lady's_earrings__orange_balsam__celandine__touchmenot__Impatiens_capensis  North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil
  member:  family_Geraniaceae__Geraniaceae__geranium_family  chiefly herbaceous plants
     member:  geranium  any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae
     member:  genus_Geranium  genus of mostly North American geraniums: cranesbills
        member:  cranesbill__crane's_bill__crane'sbill  any of numerous geraniums of the genus Geranium
     member:  genus_Pelargonium__Pelargonium  geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated
        member:  rose_geranium__sweet-scented_geranium__sweetscentedgeranium__Pelargonium_graveolens  any of several southern African geraniums having fragrant 3- to 5-lobed leaves and pink flowers
        member:  fish_geranium__bedding_geranium__beddinggeranium__zonal_pelargonium__zonalpelargonium__Pelargonium_hortorum  an upright geranium having scalloped leaves with a broad color zone inside the margin and white or pink or red flowers
        member:  ivy_geranium__ivygeranium__ivy-leaved_geranium__hanging_geranium__hanginggeranium__Pelargonium_peltatum  a commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with peltate leaves and rosy flowers
        member:  apple_geranium__applegeranium__nutmet_geranium__Pelargonium_odoratissimum  geranium with round fragrant leaves and small white flowers
        member:  lemon_geranium__lemongeranium__Pelargonium_limoneum  a common garden geranium with lemon-scented foliage
     member:  genus_Erodium__Erodium  geraniums of Europe and South America and Australia especially mountainous regions
        member:  storksbill__heron's_bill__heron'sbill  any of various plants of the genus Erodium
  member:  family_Erythroxylaceae__Erythroxylaceae  a family of plants of order Geraniales; have drupaceous fruit
  member:  family_Burseraceae__Burseraceae__torchwood_family__torchwoodfamily  resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees
     member:  incense_tree__incensetree  any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense
     member:  genus_Bursera__Bursera  type genus of Burseraceae; tropical and subtropical American shrubs and trees some yielding timber and gum elemi
        member:  elephant_tree__Bursera_microphylla  small tree or shrub of the southwestern United States having a spicy odor and odd-pinnate leaves and small clusters of white flowers
        member:  gumbo-limbo__gumbolimbo__Bursera_simaruba  tropical American tree yielding a reddish resin used in cements and varnishes
     member:  genus_Boswellia__Boswellia  genus of incense-yielding trees of North Africa and India
        member:  Boswellia_carteri  tree yielding an aromatic gum resin burned as incense
        member:  salai__Boswellia_serrata  East Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and burned as incense
     member:  genus_Commiphora__Commiphora  genus of East Indian and African trees yielding balsamic products
        member:  balm_of_gilead__Commiphora_meccanensis  small evergreen tree of Africa and Asia; leaves have a strong aromatic odor when bruised
        member:  myrrh_tree__myrrhtree__Commiphora_myrrha  tree of eastern Africa and Asia yielding myrrh
     member:  genus_Protium__Protium  genus of chiefly tropical American trees having fragrant wood and yielding gum elemi
        member:  Protium_heptaphyllum  tropical American tree
        member:  Protium_guianense  tropical American tree
  member:  family_Callitrichaceae__Callitrichaceae  dicot aquatic herbs
     member:  genus_Callitriche__Callitriche  water starworts
        member:  water_starwort__waterstarwort  any of several aquatic plants having a star-shaped rosette of floating leaves; America, Europe and Asia
  member:  family_Malpighiaceae__Malpighiaceae  tropical shrubs or trees
     member:  genus_Malpighia__Malpighia  type genus of the Malpighiaceae
        member:  jiqui__malpighiaobovata  cuban timber tree with hard wood very resistant to moisture
  member:  family_Meliaceae__Meliaceae__mahogany_family  tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees
     member:  mahogany_tree__mahogany  any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish
     member:  genus_Melia__Melia  type genus of the Meliaceae: East Indian and Australian deciduous trees with leaves resembling those of the ash
        member:  chinaberry_tree__chinaberry__China_tree__Persian_lilac__pride-of-India__azederach__azedarach__Melia_azederach__Melia_azedarach  tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree
     member:  genus_Azadirachta__Azadirachta  genus of large important East Indian trees: neem trees
        member:  neem_tree__neem__nim_tree__nimtree__margosa__arishth__Azadirachta_indica__Melia_Azadirachta  large semi-evergreen tree of East India; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia
     member:  genus_Cedrela__Cedrela  tropical American trees
        member:  Spanish_cedar_tree__Spanish_cedar__Cedrela_odorata  tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used especially for boxes
     member:  genus_Chloroxylon__Chloroxylon  deciduous trees of India and Sri Lanka
        member:  satinwood_tree__satinwoodtree__satinwood__chloroxylonswietenia  East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood;
     member:  genus_Entandrophragma__Entandrophragma  cedar mahogany trees
        member:  African_scented_mahogany__cedar_mahogany__cedarmahogany__sapele_mahogany__Entandrophragma_cylindricum  African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown
     member:  genus_Flindersia__Flindersia  small genus of Australian timber trees
        member:  silver_ash  any of various timber trees of the genus Flindersia
     member:  genus_Khaya__Khaya  African mahogany trees
        member:  African_mahogany  African tree having hard heavy odorless wood
     member:  genus_Lansium  a dicotyledonous genus of the family Meliaceae
        member:  lanseh_tree__langsat__langset__Lansium_domesticum  East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry
     member:  genus_Lovoa__Lovoa  genus of African timber trees
        member:  African_walnut__Lovoa_klaineana  tropical African timber tree with wood that resembles mahogany
     member:  genus_Swietinia__Swietinia  tropical American mahogany trees
        member:  true_mahogany__Cuban_mahogany__Dominican_mahogany__Swietinia_mahogani  mahogany tree of West Indies
     member:  genus_Toona__Toona  formerly included in genus Cedrela
        member:  Philippine_cedar__Philippine_mahogany__kalantas__Toona_calantas__Cedrela_calantas  Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood
     member:  genus_Turreae  genus of trees and shrubs of tropical Africa and Asia and Australia
        member:  turreae  any of numerous trees and shrubs grown for their beautiful glossy foliage and sweetly fragrant starry flowers
  member:  family_Lepidobotryaceae__Lepidobotryaceae  family created in 1950 solely for the classification of a distinctive African tree repeatedly classified in other families; trees long believed to exist only in Africa
     member:  genus_Lepidobotrys  a genus of dicotyledonous trees belonging to the family Lepidobotryaceae
        member:  lepidobotrys  African tree often classified in other families; similar to the Costa Rican caracolito in wood structure as well as in fruit and flowers and leaves and seeds
     member:  genus_Ruptiliocarpon__Ruptiliocarpon  new (1993) genus of trees of Central America now recognized as similar to those of genus Lepidobotrys
        member:  Ruptiliocarpon_caracolito__caracolito  large Costa Rican tree having light-colored wood suitable for cabinetry; similar to the African lepidobotrys in wood structure as well as in fruit and flowers and leaves and seeds; often classified in other families
  member:  family_Oxalidaceae__Oxalidaceae__wood-sorrel_family  a family of widely distributed herbs of the order Geraniales; have compound leaves and pentamerous flowers
     member:  genus_Oxalis  type genus of the Oxalidaceae; large genus of plants having leaves that resemble clover and variously colored flowers usually clustered in umbels
        member:  oxalis__sorrel__wood_sorrel  any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
     member:  genus_Averrhoa__Averrhoa  trees native to East Indies having pinnate leaves: carambolas
  member:  family_Polygalaceae__Polygalaceae__milkwort_family  trees, shrubs, and herbs widely distributed throughout both hemispheres
     member:  genus_Polygala__Polygala  type genus of the Polygalaceae: milkwort; seneca; snakeroot
        member:  milkwort  any of various plants of the genus Polygala
  member:  family_Rutaceae__Rutaceae__rue_family__ruefamily  a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent
     member:  genus_Ruta__Ruta  type genus of the Rutaceae; strong-scented Eurasian herbs
        member:  herb_of_grace__rue__rutagraveolen  European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
     member:  genus_Citrus  orange; lemon; lime; etc.
        member:  citrus_tree__citrus  any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds
        member:  orange_tree__orange  any citrus tree bearing oranges
        member:  pomelo_tree__pomelo__pummelo__Citrus_maxima__Citrus_grandis__Citrus_decumana  southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits
        member:  Citrus_paradisi__grapefruit  citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp
        member:  mandarin_orange_tree__mandarin__mandarin_orange__Citrus_reticulata  shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia
        member:  Citrus_tangelo__tangelo__tangelotree__ugli_fruit  hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated especially in Florida
        member:  rangpur_lime__rangpurlime__rangpur__lemanderin__Citrus_limonia  hybrid between mandarin orange and lemon having very acid fruit with orange peel
        member:  lemon_tree__lemontree__lemon__Citrus_limon  a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit
        member:  lime_tree__lime__Citrus_aurantifolia  any of various related trees bearing limes
     member:  genus_Citroncirus__Citroncirus  a cross between Citrus sinensis and Poncirus trifoliata
        member:  citrange_tree__citrange__Citroncirus_webberi  more aromatic and acidic than oranges
     member:  genus_Dictamnus__Dictamnus  a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rutaceae
     member:  genus_Fortunella__Fortunella  small genus of shrubs native to south China producing small ovoid fruits resembling oranges: includes kumquats
        member:  kumquat_tree__kumquattree__kumquat__cumquat  any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp
        member:  marumi_kumquat__marumi__round_kumquat__roundkumquat__Fortunella_japonica  shrub bearing round-fruited kumquats
     member:  genus_Phellodendron__Phellodendron  small genus of aromatic deciduous trees of east Asia often having thick corky bark
        member:  cork_tree__Phellodendron_amurense  deciduous tree of China and Manchuria having a turpentine aroma and handsome compound leaves turning yellow in autumn and deeply fissured corky bark
     member:  genus_Poncirus__Poncirus  1 species: trifoliate orange
        member:  trifoliate_orange__trifoliata__wild_orange__wildorange__Poncirus_trifoliata  small fast-growing spiny deciduous Chinese orange tree bearing sweetly scented flowers and decorative but inedible fruit: used as a stock in grafting and for hedges
     member:  genus_Zanthoxylum__Zanthoxylum  deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs: prickly ash
        member:  prickly_ash__pricklyash  any of a number of trees or shrubs of the genus Zanthoxylum having spiny branches
        member:  toothache_tree__toothachetree__sea_ash__seaash__Zanthoxylum_americanum__Zanthoxylum_fraxineum  small deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny branches and yellowish flowers; eastern North America
        member:  Hercules'-club__Hercules'-clubs__Hercules-club__Zanthoxylum_clava-herculis  densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and West Indies
  member:  family_Simaroubaceae__Simaroubaceae__quassia_family__quassiafamily  chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having dry usually one-seeded winged fruit
     member:  bitterwood_tree  any of various trees or shrubs of the family Simaroubaceae having wood and bark with a bitter taste
     member:  genus_Simarouba__Simarouba  type genus of Simaroubaceae; tropical American trees and shrubs having a pale soft wood and bitter bark
        member:  marupa__Simarouba_amara  tree of the Amazon valley yielding a light brittle timber locally regarded as resistant to insect attack
        member:  paradise_tree__bitterwood__Simarouba_glauca  medium to large tree of tropical North and South America having odd-pinnate leaves and long panicles of small pale yellow flowers followed by scarlet fruits
     member:  genus_Ailanthus  small genus of east Asian and Chinese trees with odd-pinnate leaves and long twisted samaras
        member:  ailanthus__ailanthu  any of several deciduous Asian trees of the genus Ailanthus
        member:  tree_of_heaven__tree_of_the_gods__Ailanthus_altissima  deciduous rapidly growing tree of China with foliage like sumac and sweetish fetid flowers; widely planted in United States as a street tree because of its resistance to pollution
     member:  genus_Irvingia__Irvingia  wild mango
        member:  wild_mango_tree__wild_mango__dika__Irvingia_gabonensis  African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos; valued for its oil-rich seed and hardy green termite-resistant wood
     member:  genus_Kirkia__Kirkia  small genus of tropical South African trees and shrubs
        member:  Kirkia_wilmsii__pepper_tree  small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of creamy flowers resembling lilacs
     member:  genus_Picrasma__Picrasma  small genus of deciduous trees of tropical America and Asia
        member:  Picrasma_excelsa__Jamaica_quassia__bitterwood__Picrasma_excelsum  West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia
     member:  genus_Quassia  tropical trees and shrubs with pinnate leaves and large scarlet flowers; bark is medicinal
        member:  bitterwood__quassia__Quassia_amara  handsome South American shrub or small tree having bright scarlet flowers and yielding a valuable fine-grained yellowish wood; yields the bitter drug quassia from its wood and bark
  member:  family_Tropaeolaceae__Tropaeolaceae__naturtium_family__naturtiumfamily  coextensive with the genus Tropaeolum
     member:  genus_Tropaeolum__Tropaeolum  a tropical American genus of dicotyledonous climbing or diffuse pungent herbs constituting the family Tropaeolaceae
        member:  nasturtium  any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers
  member:  family_Zygophyllaceae__Zygophyllaceae__bean-caper_family  small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum; Tribulus; Guaiacum: Larrea
     member:  genus_Zygophyllum__Zygophyllum  usually tropical herbs or shrubs having ill-smelling foliage and flower buds that are used as capers: bean capers
        member:  Syrian_bean_caper__bean_caper__Zygophyllum_fabago  perennial shrub of the eastern Mediterranean region and southwestern Asia having flowers whose buds are used as capers
     member:  genus_Bulnesia__Bulnesia  palo santo
        member:  palo_santo__Bulnesia_sarmienti  South American tree of dry interior regions of Argentina and Paraguay having resinous heartwood used for incense
     member:  genus_Guaiacum__Guaiacum  small genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and tropical America
        member:  Guaiacum_officinale__lignum_vitae  small evergreen tree of Caribbean and southern Central America to northern South America; a source of lignum vitae wood, hardest of commercial timbers, and a medicinal resin
        member:  bastard_lignum_vitae__Guaiacum_sanctum  small evergreen tree of the southern United States and West Indies a source of lignum vitae wood
     member:  genus_Larrea__Larrea  xerophytic evergreen shrubs; South America to southwestern United States
        member:  creosote_bush__coville__hediondilla__Larrea_tridentata  desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers
     member:  genus_Tribulus__Tribulus  annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs of warm regions
        member:  caltrop__devil's_weed__devil'sweed__Tribulus_terestris  tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed
  member:  family_Euphorbiaceae__Euphorbiaceae__spurge_family  a family of plants of order Geraniales
     member:  genus_Euphorbia__Euphorbia  type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice
        member:  spurge  any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice
        member:  caper_spurge__caperspurge__myrtle_spurge__mole_plant__Euphorbia_lathyris  poisonous Old World spurge; adventive in America; seeds yield a purgative oil
        member:  sun_spurge__sunspurge__wartweed__wartwort__devil's_milk__devil'smilk__euphorbiahelioscopia  not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun
        member:  petty_spurge__pettyspurge__devil's_milk__devil'smilk__euphorbiapeplu  an Old World spurge introduced as a weed in the eastern United States
        member:  medusa's_head__Euphorbia_medusae__Euphorbia_caput-medusae  African dwarf succulent perennial shrub with numerous slender drooping branches
        member:  wild_spurge__flowering_spurge__floweringspurge__tramp's_spurge__tramp'sspurge__Euphorbia_corollata  common perennial United States spurge having showy white petallike bracts
        member:  snow-on-the-mountain__snow-in-summer__ghost_weed__ghostweed__Euphorbia_marginata  annual spurge of western United States having showy white-bracted flower clusters and very poisonous milk
        member:  cypress_spurge__cypressspurge__Euphorbia_cyparissias  Old World perennial having foliage resembling cypress; naturalized as a weed in the United States
        member:  leafy_spurge__leafyspurge__wolf's_milk__Euphorbia_esula  tall European perennial naturalized and troublesome as a weed in eastern North America
        member:  hairy_spurge__hairyspurge__Euphorbia_hirsuta  much-branched hirsute weed native to northeastern North America
        member:  poinsettia__Christmas_star__Christmas_flower__lobster_plant__lobsterplant__Mexican_flameleaf__painted_leaf__paintedleaf__Euphorbia_pulcherrima  tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers
        member:  Japanese_poinsettia__mole_plant__paint_leaf__paintleaf__Euphorbia_heterophylla  showy poinsettia found from the southern United States to Peru
        member:  fire-on-the-mountain__painted_leaf__paintedleaf__Mexican_fire_plant__Euphorbia_cyathophora  poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphorbia heterophylla
        member:  wood_spurge__Euphorbia_amygdaloides  European perennial herb with greenish yellow terminal flower clusters
        member:  Euphorbia_antisyphilitica__candelilla  wax-coated shrub of northern Mexico and southwestern United States
        member:  dwarf_spurge__dwarfspurge__Euphorbia_exigua  European erect or depressed annual weedy spurge adventive in northeastern United States
        member:  scarlet_plume__scarletplume__Euphorbia_fulgens  Mexican shrub often cultivated for its scarlet-bracted flowers
        member:  naboom__cactus_euphorbia__Euphorbia_ingens  small tree of dry open parts of southern Africa having erect angled branches suggesting candelabra
        member:  Christ_thorn__crown_of_thorns__Christ_plant__Euphorbia_milii  somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts
        member:  toothed_spurge__toothedspurge__Euphorbia_dentata  an annual weed of northeastern North America with dentate leaves
     member:  genus_Acalypha__Acalypha  a genus of herbs and shrubs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae
        member:  three-seeded_mercury__Acalypha_virginica  weedy herb of eastern North America
     member:  genus_Croton  tropical shrubs and herbs; source of croton oil
        member:  Croton_tiglium__croton  tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil
        member:  cascarilla__Croton_eluteria  West Indian shrub with aromatic bark
     member:  genus_Codiaeum__Codiaeum  evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with thick and colorful leathery leaves; Malaya and Pacific islands
        member:  croton__Codiaeum_variegatum  grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant
     member:  genus_Mercurialis__Mercurialis  a genus of slender herbs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae
        member:  herb_mercury__herbs_mercury__herbsmercury__boys-and-girls__Mercurialis_annua  Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic
        member:  dog's_mercury__dog'smercury__dog_mercury__dogmercury__Mercurialis_perennis  European perennial weedy plant with greenish flowers
     member:  genus_Ricinus__Ricinus  a genus of herb having only one known species: castor-oil plant
        member:  castor-oil_plant__castor_bean_plant__palma_christi__palmachristi__palma_christ__palmachrist__ricinuscommuni  large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized throughout the tropics
     member:  genus_Cnidoscolus__Cnidoscolus  a genus of perennial plant with bristles; belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae
        member:  spurge_nettle__tread-softly__treadsoftly__devil_nettle__devilnettle__pica-pica__Cnidoscolus_urens__Jatropha_urens__Jatropha_stimulosus  a stinging herb of tropical America
     member:  genus_Jatropha__Jatropha  a mainly tropical genus of American plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae
        member:  physic_nut__Jatropha_curcus  small tropical American tree yielding purple dye and a tanning extract and bearing physic nuts containing a purgative oil that is poisonous in large quantities
     member:  genus_Hevea__Hevea  small genus of South American trees yielding latex
     member:  genus_Manihot__Manihot  genus of economically important tropical plants: cassava
        member:  casava__cassava  any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch
     member:  genus_Aleurites__Aleurites  candlenut
        member:  varnish_tree__varnishtree__Aleurites_moluccana  large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles
        member:  tung_tree__tung__tung-oil_tree__Aleurites_fordii  Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil
     member:  genus_Pedilanthus__Pedilanthus  tropical American succulent shrubs
        member:  slipper_spurge__slipperspurge__slipper_plant__slipperplant  any of several tropical American shrubby succulent plants resembling cacti but having foot-shaped bracts
     member:  genus_Sebastiana__Sebastiana  Mexican spurges

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