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Balanophoraceae

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Taxon taxon Q131184
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Balanophoraceae

Summary

Balanophoraceae is a taxon[1]. Balanophoraceae ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (105 views/month, #1,604 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Balanophoraceae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Balanophoraceae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Balanophoraceae belongs to the parent taxon Angiosperms[5].
  • Balanophoraceae is classified within Achlamydosporeae[6].
  • Balanophoraceae belongs to the parent taxon Balanophorales[7].
  • Balanophoraceae belongs to the parent taxon Santalales[8].
  • Balanophoraceae's scientific name is Balanophoraceae[9].
  • Balanophoraceae's Commons category is recorded as Balanophoraceae[10].
  • The taxonomic type of Balanophoraceae is Balanophora[11].
  • Balanophoraceae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Balanophoraceae[12].
  • Balanophoraceae's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 24[13].
  • Balanophoraceae's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomyfamily.aspx?id=126[14].
  • Balanophoraceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ツチトリモチ科'}[15].
  • Balanophoraceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '蛇菰科'}[16].
  • Balanophoraceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蛇菰科'}[17].

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Classification

Balanophoraceae's scientific name is Balanophoraceae[9]. Balanophoraceae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Angiosperms[5], Achlamydosporeae[6], Balanophorales[7], and Santalales[8]. The taxonomic type of Balanophoraceae is Balanophora[11]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ツチトリモチ科'}[15], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '蛇菰科'}[16], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蛇菰科'}[17].

Identifiers

Balanophoraceae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 71450[18]. Balanophoraceae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 25673[19]. Balanophoraceae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4402[20]. Balanophoraceae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2401[21]. Balanophoraceae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 27921[22].

Why It Matters

Balanophoraceae ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (105 views/month, #1,604 of 195,241).[2] Balanophoraceae has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Balanophoraceae is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

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] ↑ . An ordinal classification for the families of flowering plants. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Genera plantarum ad exemplaria imprimis in herbariis kewensibus servata definita. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Reveal System of Classification. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. 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. [19] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [22] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 24. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Families and genera of Chinese angiosperms: a synoptic classification based on APG III. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Balanophoraceae
    Taxon rank → family
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    Described by source → Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 24
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