Morelia

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Morelia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rubiaceae – resembling and related to gardenias.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Pythonidae – certain pythons of Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia.

• (genus in Rubiaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Gentianales - order; Rubiaceae - family; Ixoroideae - subfamily; Gardenieae - tribe
• (genus in Pythonidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Squamata - order; Serpentes - order; Henophidia - infraorder; Pythonidae - family

• (genus in Pythonidae): Morelia carinata (rough-scaled python) - type species
• (genus in Rubiaceae): Morelia senegalensis - sole species

in Rubiaceae

• Gardenieae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Morelia (ICBN) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Morelia at Plants of the World Online
• Morelia at Tropicos
• Morelia senegalensis at Encyclopedia of Life

in Pythonidae

• Morelia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Morelia (ICZN) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Morelia (genus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

From Morelos +‎ -ia, after José María Morelos, Mexican Catholic priest, statesman and independence leader.

• IPA^(key): /moˈɾelja/ [moˈɾe.lja]
• Rhymes: -elja
• Syllabification: Mo‧re‧lia

Morelia f

1. Morelia (a city, a municipality, the state capital of Michoacán, Mexico)