Althaea officinalis
species of plant
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Summary
Althaea officinalis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.52% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,566 views/month, #1,016 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- Parent taxon: Althaea[4]
- Taxon name: Althaea officinalis[5]
- Subclass of: perennial plant[6]
- Has use: medicinal plant[7]
- Commons category: Althaea officinalis[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Althaea officinalis[9]
- Commons gallery: Althaea officinalis[10]
- Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 49(2)[11], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[12], The New Student's Reference Work[13]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=2721[14]
- This taxon is source of: althea root[15], Althaea officinalis extract[16]
- Short name: A. officinalis[17]
- Taxon common name: Echter Eibisch[18], common marshmallow[19], Marshmallow[20], Bismalva[21], Malvavisco[22], Guimauve officinale[23], Bijeli sljez[24], Fehérmályva[25], Orvosi zilíz[26], L’Altea comune[27], ウスベニタチアオイ[28], Echte heemst[29], Prawoślaz lekarski[30], Läkemalva[31]
- Has fruit type: achene[32]
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Identifiers
Althaea officinalis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 52565[33]. Althaea officinalis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 145745[34]. Althaea officinalis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 584767[35]. Althaea officinalis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3152520[36]. Althaea officinalis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 21610[37].
Why It Matters
Althaea officinalis has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]