Allium sativum

species of plant (for the food, use Q21546392)
Taxon taxon Q23400
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Allium sativum has been designated Medicinal plant of the year.

Key Facts

  • Award received: Medicinal plant of the year[3]
  • Taxon rank: species[4]
  • Parent taxon: Allium[5]
  • Taxon name: Allium sativum[6]
  • Subclass of: useful plant[7], medicinal plant[8], vegetable[9]
  • Has use: spice[10]
  • Commons category: Allium sativum[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Allium sativum[12]
  • Commons gallery: Allium sativum[13]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[14]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Gujin Tushu Jicheng[16], Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[17], Otto's encyclopedia[18], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 14[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[21], Ботанический словарь[22], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[23]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=2368[24]
  • This taxon is source of: garlic[25], garlic oil[26]
  • Short name: A. sativum[27]
  • Taxon common name: Knoblauch[28], cultivated garlic[29], 大蒜[30], ail[31], ail commun[32], ail cultivé[33], česnek kuchyňský[34], kynsilaukka[35], 蒜[36], 蒜(大蒜)[37], ayu[38], česen[39]
  • Different from: garlic[40]
  • Wikidata usage instructions: this is about species, see garlic for the ingredient[41]

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Identifiers

Allium sativum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4682[42]. Allium sativum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1084926[43]. Allium sativum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2856681[44]. Allium sativum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 42652[45].

Why It Matters

Allium sativum has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 119 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

FAQs

What awards did Allium sativum receive?

Honors received include Medicinal plant of the year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [42] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [45] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [43] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [44] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . 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] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [34] ↑ . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [35] ↑ . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [36] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  39. [37] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  40. [38] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [39] ↑ . The Little Flora of Slovenia (3rd ed.). wikidata.org.
  42. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · AdjoEsse · 2026-10-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 188
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'am', 'an', 'ang', 'ar', 'arz', 'as', 'ast', 'ay', 'az', 'azb', 'ba', 'ba
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q9610 (ben)-Titodutta-রসুন.wav, De-Knoblauch3.ogg, Wo-laac.ogg
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 5w ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → allium-sativum
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  3. 10w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → spice
    Verbaalpina id → C2691
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 12455280-n
    Subclass of → useful plant, medicinal plant, vegetable
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  4. 11w ago · Wikimi-dhiann · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → useful plant, medicinal plant, vegetable
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  5. 13w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Demodex
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  6. 17w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → garlic
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: garlic, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289929466|garlic (#289929466)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'mat"
  7. 19w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0384291-cesnek-kuchynsky
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  8. 23w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ Yso id: 8073, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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