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Apocynaceae

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Apocynaceae

Summary

Apocynaceae is a taxon[1]. Apocynaceae ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,185 views/month, #1,237 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Apocynaceae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Apocynaceae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Apocynaceae is classified within Contortae[5].
  • Apocynaceae is classified within Apocynales[6].
  • Apocynaceae belongs to the parent taxon Gentianales[7].
  • Apocynaceae is classified within Rubiales[8].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Apocynaceae is Apocynaceae[9].
  • Apocynaceae's Commons category is recorded as Apocynaceae[10].
  • The taxonomic type of Apocynaceae is Apocynum[11].
  • Apocynaceae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Apocynaceae[12].
  • Apocynaceae's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13].
  • Apocynaceae's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 63[14].
  • Apocynaceae's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[15].
  • Apocynaceae's described by source is recorded as Q12049440[16].
  • Apocynaceae's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17].
  • Apocynaceae's taxon synonym is recorded as Asclepiadaceae[18].
  • Apocynaceae's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomyfamily.aspx?id=78[19].
  • Apocynaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Maagdenpalmfamilie'}[20].
  • Apocynaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '협죽도과'}[21].
  • Apocynaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'วงศ์โมก'}[22].
  • Apocynaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '夹竹桃科'}[23].
  • Apocynaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '夹竹桃科'}[24].
  • Apocynaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'pasjestrupovke'}[25].
  • Apocynaceae's uses is recorded as CAM photosynthesis[26].
  • Apocynaceae's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[27].

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Classification

Apocynaceae's scientific name is Apocynaceae[9]. Apocynaceae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Contortae[5], Apocynales[6], Gentianales[7], and Rubiales[8]. The taxonomic type of Apocynaceae is Apocynum[11]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Maagdenpalmfamilie'}[20], {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '협죽도과'}[21], {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'วงศ์โมก'}[22], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '夹竹桃科'}[23], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '夹竹桃科'}[24], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'pasjestrupovke'}[25].

Identifiers

Apocynaceae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47362[28]. Apocynaceae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4056[29]. Apocynaceae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4280[30]. Apocynaceae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 6701[31]. Apocynaceae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 30124[32].

Why It Matters

Apocynaceae ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,185 views/month, #1,237 of 195,241).[2] Apocynaceae has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Apocynaceae is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Handbuch der Systematischen Botanik. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Reveal System of Classification. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Flowering Plants. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . An updated classification for Apocynaceae. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . panmai.com. panmai.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 63. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . The Little Flora of Slovenia (3rd ed.). wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . Physiological Ecology of Tropical Plants. wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → family
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Uses → CAM photosynthesis
    Taxonomic type → Apocynum
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