Alpinia officinarum

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q1281083
Alpinia officinarum
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Alpinia officinarum

Summary

Alpinia officinarum is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (228 views/month, #1,560 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Alpinia officinarum's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Alpinia officinarum is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Alpinia officinarum belongs to the parent taxon Alpinia[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Alpinia officinarum is Alpinia officinarum[6].
  • Alpinia officinarum is a type of useful plant[7].
  • Alpinia officinarum is used for medicinal plant[8].
  • Alpinia officinarum is used for food[9].
  • Alpinia officinarum is used for spice[10].
  • Alpinia officinarum's Commons category is recorded as Alpinia officinarum[11].
  • Alpinia officinarum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Alpinia officinarum[12].
  • Alpinia officinarum's Commons gallery is recorded as Alpinia officinarum[13].
  • Alpinia officinarum's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[14].
  • Alpinia officinarum's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 16(2)[15].
  • Alpinia officinarum's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=101035[16].
  • Alpinia officinarum's this taxon is source of is recorded as Alpiniae Officinari Rhizoma[17].
  • Alpinia officinarum's this taxon is source of is recorded as galangal[18].
  • Alpinia officinarum's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. officinarum'}[19].
  • Alpinia officinarum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'lesser galangal'}[20].
  • Alpinia officinarum is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'خولنجان صغي'}[21].
  • Alpinia officinarum is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Dərman alpiniyası'}[22].
  • Alpinia officinarum is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Echter Galgant'}[23].
  • Alpinia officinarum is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Petit galanga'}[24].
  • Alpinia officinarum is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Galanga minore'}[25].
  • Alpinia officinarum is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Калган лекарственный'}[26].
  • Alpinia officinarum is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'Alpínia liečivá'}[27].

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Classification

Alpinia officinarum's scientific name is Alpinia officinarum[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Alpinia[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'lesser galangal'}[20], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'خولنجان صغي'}[21], {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Dərman alpiniyası'}[22], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Echter Galgant'}[23], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Petit galanga'}[24], and {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Galanga minore'}[25].

Identifiers

Alpinia officinarum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 199623[28]. Alpinia officinarum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1126822[29]. Alpinia officinarum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5302199[30]. Alpinia officinarum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 506514[31].

Why It Matters

Alpinia officinarum ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (228 views/month, #1,560 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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  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. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [30] . 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] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . keio-kampo.jp. keio-kampo.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . 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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