Adansonia digitata

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q158742
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Adansonia digitata

Summary

Adansonia digitata is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Adansonia digitata's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Adansonia digitata is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Adansonia digitata belongs to the parent taxon Adansonia[5].
  • Adansonia digitata's scientific name is Adansonia digitata[6].
  • Adansonia digitata is a type of useful plant[7].
  • Adansonia digitata is used for food[8].
  • Adansonia digitata is used for vegetable[9].
  • Adansonia digitata is used for medicinal plant[10].
  • Adansonia digitata's Commons category is recorded as Adansonia digitata[11].
  • Adansonia digitata's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Adansonia digitata[12].
  • Adansonia digitata's Commons gallery is recorded as Adansonia digitata[13].
  • Adansonia digitata's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/c87068b8-7db7-49bf-b33e-eb51ffbe6345[14].
  • Adansonia digitata's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[15].
  • Adansonia digitata's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 49(2)[16].
  • Adansonia digitata's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Adansonia digitata's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Adansonia digitata's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=1433[19].
  • Adansonia digitata's this taxon is source of is recorded as bouye[20].
  • Adansonia digitata's this taxon is source of is recorded as baobab seed oil[21].
  • Adansonia digitata's this taxon is source of is recorded as baobab leaf[22].
  • Adansonia digitata's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. digitata'}[23].
  • Adansonia digitata is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'African Baobab'}[24].
  • Adansonia digitata is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Baobab africain'}[25].
  • Adansonia digitata is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Kremetart'}[26].
  • Adansonia digitata is commonly known as {'lang': 'am', 'text': 'ባምባ'}[27].

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Classification

Adansonia digitata's scientific name is Adansonia digitata[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Adansonia[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'African Baobab'}[24], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Baobab africain'}[25], {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Kremetart'}[26], {'lang': 'am', 'text': 'ባምባ'}[27], {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Baobab'}[28], and {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Баабаб'}[29].

Identifiers

Adansonia digitata's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 69109[30]. Adansonia digitata's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 584789[31]. Adansonia digitata's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5406695[32]. Adansonia digitata's ITIS TSN is recorded as 21591[33].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Adansonia digitata include Order of the Baobab[34], an order[35], in South Africa[36], founded in 2002[37].

Why It Matters

Adansonia digitata has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for it include Order of the Baobab[34], an order[35], in South Africa[36], founded in 2002[37].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . perennialagriculture.institute. perennialagriculture.institute. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . perennialagriculture.institute. perennialagriculture.institute. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . gbif.org. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [33] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [32] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . iNaturalist. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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