Kalmar "Genus" tana nufin matsayi na haraji da aka yi amfani da shi a cikin rarrabuwar halittu waɗanda ƙungiyoyin da ke da alaƙa da juna. Sunan ta ne bayan Jean-Baptiste Mangliet, wani ɗan ƙasar Faransa ɗan ƙasar Faransa wanda ya tattara samfuran shuka a China a ƙarni na 19. Halin ya haɗa da nau'o'in bishiyoyi masu tsire-tsire da tsire-tsire waɗanda suke da asali a Asiya, musamman Sin da Vietnam. An san tsire-tsire da manyan furanni masu kamshi da darajar ado a cikin shimfidar wuri da aikin gona.