Ailanthus altissima

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q159570
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Ailanthus altissima

Summary

Ailanthus altissima is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.19% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,884 views/month, #379 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ailanthus altissima's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Ailanthus altissima's instance of is recorded as macrophanerophytes[4].
  • Ailanthus altissima is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Ailanthus altissima is classified within Ailanthus[6].
  • Ailanthus altissima is endemic to Taiwan Island[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Ailanthus altissima is Ailanthus altissima[8].
  • Ailanthus altissima is used for wood[9].
  • Ailanthus altissima is used for food[10].
  • Ailanthus altissima is used for fodder[11].
  • Ailanthus altissima is used for medicinal plant[12].
  • Ailanthus altissima's Commons category is recorded as Ailanthus altissima[13].
  • Ailanthus altissima's has basionym is recorded as Toxicodendron altissimum[14].
  • Ailanthus altissima's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ailanthus altissima[15].
  • Ailanthus altissima's Commons gallery is recorded as Ailanthus altissima[16].
  • Ailanthus altissima's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[17].
  • Ailanthus altissima's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 43(3)[18].
  • Ailanthus altissima's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=2072[19].
  • Ailanthus altissima's this taxon is source of is recorded as ailanthus wood[20].
  • Ailanthus altissima's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. altissima'}[21].
  • Ailanthus altissima is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Drüsiger Götterbaum'}[22].
  • Ailanthus altissima is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tree of Heaven'}[23].
  • Ailanthus altissima is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'أيلنط باسق'}[24].
  • Ailanthus altissima is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Uca aylant'}[25].
  • Ailanthus altissima is commonly known as {'lang': 'bar', 'text': 'Himmésbaam'}[26].
  • Ailanthus altissima is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Айлант'}[27].

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Classification

Ailanthus altissima's scientific name is Ailanthus altissima[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Ailanthus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Drüsiger Götterbaum'}[22], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tree of Heaven'}[23], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'أيلنط باسق'}[24], {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Uca aylant'}[25], {'lang': 'bar', 'text': 'Himmésbaam'}[26], and {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Айлант'}[27].

Distribution

Ailanthus altissima is endemic to Taiwan Island[7].

Identifiers

Ailanthus altissima's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 2768810[28]. Ailanthus altissima's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 5614169[29]. Ailanthus altissima's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3190653[30]. Ailanthus altissima's ITIS TSN is recorded as 28827[31].

Why It Matters

Ailanthus altissima ranks in the top 0.19% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,884 views/month, #379 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species cataloging of vascular plants in Ningxia, northwestern China. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of 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] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Australian Plant Name Index. wikidata.org.
  13. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . 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] . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Washington Academy. Retrieved . biodiversitylibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Taxon range Beijing, People's Republic of China, Tianjin +3
    Taxon rank species
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Ncbi taxonomy id 2768810
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