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Definition of Genus Fouquieria
1. Noun. Resinous succulent trees or shrubs of desert and semidesert regions of southwestern United States that are leafless most of the year.
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Fouquieriaceae, Fouquieriaceae
Member holonyms: Coachwhip, Fouquieria Splendens, Jacob's Staff, Ocotillo, Vine Cactus, Boojum Tree, Cirio, Fouquieria Columnaris, Idria Columnaris
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Fouquieria
Literary usage of Genus Fouquieria
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Contributions from the New York Botanical Garden by New York Botanical Garden (1902)
"The spines of Fouquieria * WINIFRED J. ROBINSON The six species now comprised in
the genus Fouquieria occupy collectively a region extending from ..."
2. Synoptical Flora of North America by Asa Gray, Sereno Watson (1897)
"... the genus Fouquieria distinctly perigynous. •H- Embryo (with rare exceptions)
peripheral and curved about more or less copious albumen : herbs or rarely ..."
3. Applied and Economic Botany: Especially Adapted for the Use of Students in by Henry Kraemer (1914)
"... The plants are halophytic shrubs found in the desert regions of Central Asia
and Mediterranean countries and one genus (Fouquieria) is found in Mexico. ..."
4. Applied and Economic Botany for Students in Technical and Agricultural by Henry Kraemer (1916)
"... plants are halophytic shrubs found in the desert regions of Central Asia and
Mediterranean countries and one genus (Fouquieria) is found in Mexico. ..."
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