Acorus calamus

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q158008
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Acorus calamus

Summary

Acorus calamus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (448 views/month, #1,252 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Acorus calamus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Acorus calamus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Acorus calamus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Acorus calamus belongs to the parent taxon Acorus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Acorus calamus is Acorus calamus[7].
  • Acorus calamus is a type of useful plant[8].
  • Acorus calamus is a type of perennial plant[9].
  • Acorus calamus is a type of herbaceous plant[10].
  • Acorus calamus is used for food[11].
  • Acorus calamus is used for fiber[12].
  • Acorus calamus is used for fodder[13].
  • Acorus calamus is used for medicinal plant[14].
  • Acorus calamus is used for ornamental plant[15].
  • Acorus calamus is used for pesticide[16].
  • Acorus calamus is used for religious culture[17].
  • Acorus calamus is used for sacrifice ritual[18].
  • Acorus calamus is used for drink[19].
  • Acorus calamus is used for insecticide[20].
  • Acorus calamus is used for Q24841044[21].
  • Acorus calamus is used for psychoactive drug[22].
  • Acorus calamus is used for spice[23].
  • Acorus calamus's Commons category is recorded as Acorus calamus[24].
  • Acorus calamus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Acorus calamus[25].
  • Acorus calamus's Commons gallery is recorded as Acorus calamus[26].
  • Acorus calamus's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Acorus calamus is Acorus calamus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Acorus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kalmus'}[28], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'calamus'}[29], {'lang': 'ace', 'text': 'Jeureunggèë'}[30], {'lang': 'ang', 'text': 'Bēowyrt'}[31], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'وج'}[32], and {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Bataqlıq kəcəvəri'}[33].

Identifiers

Acorus calamus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4465[34]. Acorus calamus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1123481[35]. Acorus calamus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2873769[36]. Acorus calamus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 564989[37].

Why It Matters

Acorus calamus ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (448 views/month, #1,252 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 112 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . A plant species list dataset for urban area of Beijing, China 2007 – 2020. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Species cataloging of vascular plants in Ningxia, northwestern China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [34] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [37] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [35] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [36] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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