Aesculus

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q158752
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Aesculus

Summary

Aesculus is a taxon[1]. Aesculus has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Aesculus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Aesculus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Aesculus is classified within Hippocastanoideae[5].
  • Aesculus's scientific name is Aesculus[6].
  • Aesculus is a type of tree[7].
  • Aesculus's Commons category is recorded as Aesculus[8].
  • Aesculus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Aesculus[9].
  • Aesculus's Commons gallery is recorded as Aesculus[10].
  • Aesculus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[11].
  • Aesculus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • Aesculus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 46[13].
  • Aesculus's taxon synonym is recorded as Hippocastanum[14].
  • Aesculus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=245[15].
  • Aesculus's this taxon is source of is recorded as buckeye[16].
  • Aesculus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Buckeyes & Horse-chestnuts'}[17].
  • Aesculus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Hevoskastanjat'}[18].
  • Aesculus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Marronnier'}[19].
  • Aesculus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nn', 'text': 'Hestekastanjeslekta'}[20].
  • Aesculus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Hestekastanjeslekten'}[21].
  • Aesculus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Конский каштан'}[22].
  • Aesculus is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Hästkastanjesläktet'}[23].
  • Aesculus is commonly known as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'At kestanesi'}[24].
  • Aesculus is commonly known as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'Гіркокаштан'}[25].
  • Aesculus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Paardenkastanje'}[26].
  • Aesculus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'buckeye'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Aesculus is Aesculus[6]. Aesculus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Aesculus belongs to the parent taxon Hippocastanoideae[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Buckeyes & Horse-chestnuts'}[17], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Hevoskastanjat'}[18], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Marronnier'}[19], {'lang': 'nn', 'text': 'Hestekastanjeslekta'}[20], {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Hestekastanjeslekten'}[21], and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Конский каштан'}[22].

Identifiers

Aesculus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 53350[28]. Aesculus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 43363[29]. Aesculus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 37286[30]. Aesculus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3189801[31]. Aesculus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 28714[32].

Why It Matters

Aesculus has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Aesculus is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . powo.science.kew.org. powo.science.kew.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . 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] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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