Genus Araujia (Noun)
Meaning
Small genus of South American evergreen vines.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The genus Araujia includes five species of flowering plants in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, native to South America.
- Araujia is a small genus of South American evergreen vines, some species of which have highly fragrant flowers.
- Araujia sericifera, commonly known as moth vine or cruel plant, is a flowering plant species in the genus Araujia.
- The genus Araujia was first described in 1827, and is named for Antônio Fernandes de Araújo, the Archbishop of Bahia from 1806 until 1810.
- Species within the genus Araujia are climbing vines that grow in a variety of habitats, from moist subtropical to dry forests.