Argania spinosa

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q379746
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Argania spinosa

Summary

Argania spinosa is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (227 views/month, #1,609 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Argania spinosa's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Argania spinosa is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Argania spinosa belongs to the parent taxon Argania[5].
  • Argania spinosa is endemic to Morocco[6].
  • Argania spinosa is endemic to Algeria[7].
  • Argania spinosa's scientific name is Argania spinosa[8].
  • Argania spinosa is a type of useful plant[9].
  • Argania spinosa's has basionym is recorded as Sideroxylon spinosum[10].
  • Argania spinosa's described at URL is recorded as http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/en/RL/argan-practices-and-know-how-concerning-the-argan-tree-00955[11].
  • Argania spinosa's described at URL is recorded as https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/00955[12].
  • Argania spinosa's described at URL is recorded as https://ich.unesco.org/fr/RL/00955[13].
  • Argania spinosa's described at URL is recorded as https://ich.unesco.org/es/RL/00955[14].
  • Argania spinosa's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15].
  • Argania spinosa's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=3956[16].
  • Argania spinosa's this taxon is source of is recorded as argan oil[17].
  • Argania spinosa's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. spinosa'}[18].
  • Argania spinosa's intangible cultural heritage status is recorded as Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity[19].
  • Argania spinosa's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Intangible Cultural Heritage[20].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Argania spinosa is Argania spinosa[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Argania[5].

Distribution

Recorded endemic to include Morocco[6] and Algeria[7].

Identifiers

Argania spinosa's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 338586[21]. Argania spinosa's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 85884[22]. Argania spinosa's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1153383[23]. Argania spinosa's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5333832[24].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Argania spinosa include International Day of Argania[25], a world day[26], founded in 2021[27].

Why It Matters

Argania spinosa ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (227 views/month, #1,609 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Entities named for it include International Day of Argania[25], a world day[26], founded in 2021[27].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . High level of genetic differentiation for allelic richness among populations of the argan tree [Argania spinosa (L.) Skeels] endemic to Morocco. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Physicochemical Study and Composition of Argania spinosa Oil from Two Regions of Algeria. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [23] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [24] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/en/RL/argan-practices-and-, https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/00955, https://ich.unesco.org/fr/RL/00955 +1
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