Dictionary - Definition of Hyacinthoides

Definition: Hyacinthoides


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. Small genus of perennial bulbs of western Europe and North Africa; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae.[Wordnet].
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Date "Hyacinthoides" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1770. (references)

Common Expressions: Hyacinthoides

Expressions	Definition
Genus Hyacinthoides	Small genus of perennial bulbs of western Europe and North Africa; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Hyacinthoides nonscripta	Sometimes placed in genus Scilla. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
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Specialty Expressions: Hyacinthoides

Expressions	Domain	Definition
Hyacinthoides nonscripta	Aerospace	English bluebell is an ornamental bulb plant that is grown outdoors and forced indoors for its early spring flowers. This species was formerly included under the genus Scilla. The plant contains glycosides, which are chemically similar to the cardiac glycoside digitalis. Cattle, a horse, and humans were poisoned after ingesting this plant. Children or family pets should be prevented from chewing the plants (Cooper and Johnson 1984). The plant contains glycosides, generally termed scillarens, which are similar to the cardiac glycoside digitalis (Cooper and Johnson 1984). A group of cows and calves in Britain grazed on English bluebells and a few days later became dull and lethargic, chewed intermittently, and produced hard, dry feces. Temperature and respiration were decreased and heart beat became erratic. Lactating cows became dry. Recovery was slow when the cows were removed from the plants and given extra feed (Cooper and Johnson 1984). A horse that ate several bulbs of English bluebell became ill within 6 h. Symptoms included initial choking, abdominal pain, slow pulse, low temperature, and cold, clammy skin. Within 10 h the animal produced dark-colored diarrhea with blood and ceased urinating. The horse recovered slowly, passing blood-stained urine for several days (Cooper and Johnson 1984). General symptoms of poisoning: 1- Cattle: a- breathing, shallow; b- heart rate, slow; c- lethargy; and d- temperature, depressed; 2- Horses: a- abdominal pains; b- diarrhea; c- skin, cold and moist; d- temperature, depressed; e- urination, absent; and f- vomiting; and 3- Humans: a- abdominal pains; b- diarrhea; c- heart rate, slow; and d- skin, flushed. (references)
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Extended Definition: Hyacinthoides

Hyacinthoides

Hyacinthoides

Hyacinthoides hispanica

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Liliopsida
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Hyacinthaceae
Genus:	Hyacinthoides Medik.

Species

Hyacinthoides hispanica
Hyacinthoides italica
Hyacinthoides non-scripta

Synonyms

Endymion
Usteria Medik. (non Willd.: preoccupied)

English bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta.

Hyacinthoides is a genus of the Hyacinthaceae (formerly Liliaceae) family. Its contains three species:

Hyacinthoides hispanica - Spanish Bluebell. Southwest Europe (central and western Spain, Portugal).
Hyacinthoides italica - Italian Bluebell. South central Europe (northern Italy west to northeastern Spain).
Hyacinthoides non-scripta - Common Bluebell. Northwest Europe (western and northern France, Belgium, Netherlands, Britain, Ireland).

The genus is included within Scilla by some botanists.

Hybrids between H. hispanica and H. non-scripta are named Hyacinthoides × massartiana.

References

Flora Europaea: Hyacinthoides

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