Acorus

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q160087
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Acorus

Summary

Acorus is a taxon[1]. Acorus ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (191 views/month, #1,586 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Acorus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Acorus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Acorus belongs to the parent taxon Acoraceae[5].
  • Acorus's scientific name is Acorus[6].
  • Acorus's Commons category is recorded as Acorus[7].
  • Acorus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Acorus[8].
  • Acorus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[9].
  • Acorus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10].
  • Acorus's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[11].
  • Acorus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 13(2)[12].
  • Acorus's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[13].
  • Acorus's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[14].
  • Acorus's described by source is recorded as Q12049440[15].
  • Acorus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=113[16].
  • Acorus's topic has template is recorded as Template:Taxonomy/Acorus[17].
  • Acorus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'sweetflag'}[18].
  • Acorus is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Kəcəvər'}[19].
  • Acorus is commonly known as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Аер'}[20].
  • Acorus is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Аир'}[21].
  • Acorus is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'puškvorec'}[22].
  • Acorus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kalmus'}[23].
  • Acorus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sweet-flag'}[24].
  • Acorus is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Kalmus'}[25].
  • Acorus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'اکیر ترکی'}[26].
  • Acorus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Kalmojuuret'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Acorus is Acorus[6]. Acorus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Acorus belongs to the parent taxon Acoraceae[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'sweetflag'}[18], {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Kəcəvər'}[19], {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Аер'}[20], {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Аир'}[21], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'puškvorec'}[22], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kalmus'}[23].

Identifiers

Acorus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 82305[28]. Acorus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4464[29]. Acorus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 29678[30]. Acorus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2730063[31]. Acorus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 42522[32].

Why It Matters

Acorus ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (191 views/month, #1,586 of 195,241).[2] Acorus has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Acorus is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic has template Template:Taxonomy/Acorus
    Svkkl authority id 0429937-puskvorec
    Aliases
    Has fruit type berry
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0429937-puskvorec, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
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