Proboscidea Arenaria (Noun)
Meaning
Alternatively placed in genus Martynia.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Proboscidea arenaria, alternatively placed in genus Martynia, is a plant species in the family Martyniaceae.
- Proboscidea arenaria or the Elephant Tusks or Sensitive Plant, alternatively placed in genus Martynia, found in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
- Martynia proboscidea or Proboscidea arenaria is often alternatively placed in the genus Martynia, however the former is more commonly used.
- One example of a plant in the genus Proboscidea, alternatively placed in genus Martynia, is Proboscidea arenaria, a species in the southern United States.
- The seeds of Proboscidea arenaria, alternatively placed in genus Martynia, have been used in the southwestern United States as a source of food.