Actaea

 

From Latin actaea (“baneberry”).

Actaea f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae – baneberry or bugbane, flowering plants native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots - clades; Ranunculales - order; Ranunculaceae - family; Ranunculoideae - subfamily; Actaeeae - tribe

• (genus): Actaea sect. Actaea, Actaea sect. Cimicifuga, Actaea sect. Dichanthera, Actaea sect. Oligocarpae, Actaea sect. Pityrosperma, Actaea sect. Podocarpae, Actaea sect. Souliea - section
  • Actaea spicata - type species; Actaea arizonica (Arizona bugbane), Actaea elata (tall bugbane), Actaea laciniata (Mt. Hood bugbane), Actaea pachypoda (white baneberry), Actaea podocarpa (mountain bugbane), Actaea racemosa (black cohosh), Actaea rubifolia (Appalachian bugbane), Actaea rubra (red baneberry) - selected species; Actaea × ludovici - selected nothospecies

•   Actaea (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
•   Actaea (Ranunculaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
•   Actaea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Actaea at USDA Plants database
• Actaea at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Actaea at the Catalogue of Life 
• Actaea at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Actaea at The Plant List

 

The nereid Actaea, Ἁκταία, from Ancient Greek ἁκτή (haktḗ, “coast, shore”) +‎ -a

Actaea f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Xanthidae – various mud crabs.
2. (astronomy) The moon of the possible dwarf planet Salacia.

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea – subphylum; Malacostraca – class; Eumalacostraca – subclass; Eucarida – superorder; Decapoda – order; Pleocyemata – suborder; Brachyura – infraorder; Eubrachyura – section; Heterotremata – subsection; Xanthoidea – superfamily; Xanthidae – family; Actaeinae

• (genus): For species see   Actaea (crab) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

•   Actaea (crab) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
•   Actaea (Xanthidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
•   Category:Xanthidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Actaea at World Register of Marine Species
• Actaea at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Actaea at the Catalogue of Life 
• Actaea at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Actaea at Paleobiology Database