Aesculus chinensis

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q1074027
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Aesculus chinensis

Summary

Aesculus chinensis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month, #1,618 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Aesculus chinensis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Aesculus chinensis is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Aesculus chinensis belongs to the parent taxon Aesculus[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Aesculus chinensis is Aesculus chinensis[6].
  • Aesculus chinensis is used for medicinal plant[7].
  • Aesculus chinensis's Commons category is recorded as Aesculus chinensis[8].
  • Aesculus chinensis's Commons gallery is recorded as Aesculus chinensis[9].
  • Aesculus chinensis's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 46[10].
  • Aesculus chinensis's taxon synonym is recorded as Aesculus chinensis var. chekiangensis[11].
  • Aesculus chinensis's taxon synonym is recorded as Aesculus chekiangensis[12].
  • Aesculus chinensis's taxon synonym is recorded as Aesculus wilsonii[13].
  • Aesculus chinensis's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=1625[14].
  • Aesculus chinensis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. chinensis'}[15].
  • Aesculus chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chinese Horse-chestnut'}[16].
  • Aesculus chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'Гіркокаштан китайський'}[17].
  • Aesculus chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '七叶树'}[18].
  • Aesculus chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '七叶树'}[19].
  • Aesculus chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '娑罗子'}[20].
  • Aesculus chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '浙江七叶树'}[21].
  • Aesculus chinensis's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[22].
  • Aesculus chinensis's taxon author citation is recorded as Bunge[23].
  • Aesculus chinensis's taxon range is recorded as Beijing[24].
  • Aesculus chinensis's taxon range is recorded as People's Republic of China[25].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Aesculus chinensis is Aesculus chinensis[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Aesculus[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chinese Horse-chestnut'}[16], {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'Гіркокаштан китайський'}[17], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '七叶树'}[18], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '七叶树'}[19], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '娑罗子'}[20], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '浙江七叶树'}[21].

Identifiers

Aesculus chinensis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 706743[26]. Aesculus chinensis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 290911[27]. Aesculus chinensis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 2889033[28]. Aesculus chinensis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7323139[29].

Why It Matters

Aesculus chinensis ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month, #1,618 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

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] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [27] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . Plants of the World Online. wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . A plant species list dataset for urban area of Beijing, China 2007 – 2020. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . A dataset on inventory and geographical distributions of vascular plants in Beijing, China. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Taxon range Beijing, People's Republic of China
    Taxon synonym Aesculus chinensis var. chekiangensis, Aesculus chekiangensis, Aesculus wilsonii
    Instance of taxon
    Described by source Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 46
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