Asclepias curassavica

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Taxon taxon Q939991
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Asclepias curassavica

Summary

Asclepias curassavica is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (932 views/month, #1,424 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Asclepias curassavica's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Asclepias curassavica is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Asclepias curassavica belongs to the parent taxon Asclepias[5].
  • Asclepias curassavica's scientific name is Asclepias curassavica[6].
  • Asclepias curassavica is used for medicinal plant[7].
  • Asclepias curassavica is used for sacrifice ritual[8].
  • Asclepias curassavica's Commons category is recorded as Asclepias curassavica[9].
  • Asclepias curassavica's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Asclepias curassavica[10].
  • Asclepias curassavica's Commons gallery is recorded as Asclepias curassavica[11].
  • Asclepias curassavica's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[12].
  • Asclepias curassavica's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[13].
  • Asclepias curassavica's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 63[14].
  • Asclepias curassavica's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=4469[15].
  • Asclepias curassavica's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. curassavica'}[16].
  • Asclepias curassavica is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'bloodflower'}[17].
  • Asclepias curassavica is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '尖尾鳳'}[18].
  • Asclepias curassavica is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'tropical milkweed'}[19].
  • Asclepias curassavica is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '馬利筋'}[20].
  • Asclepias curassavica is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '马利筋'}[21].
  • Asclepias curassavica is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '莲生桂子花'}[22].
  • Asclepias curassavica is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '芳草花'}[23].
  • Asclepias curassavica is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '金凤花'}[24].
  • Asclepias curassavica is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '马利筋'}[25].
  • Asclepias curassavica is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '莲生桂子花'}[26].
  • Asclepias curassavica's flower color is recorded as orange[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Asclepias curassavica is Asclepias curassavica[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Asclepias[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'bloodflower'}[17], {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '尖尾鳳'}[18], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'tropical milkweed'}[19], {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '馬利筋'}[20], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '马利筋'}[21], and {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '莲生桂子花'}[22].

Identifiers

Asclepias curassavica's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 75602[28]. Asclepias curassavica's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 52823[29]. Asclepias curassavica's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 581283[30]. Asclepias curassavica's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3170241[31]. Asclepias curassavica's ITIS TSN is recorded as 30258[32].

Why It Matters

Asclepias curassavica ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (932 views/month, #1,424 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . 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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