Bauhinia purpurea

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Taxon taxon Q3245410
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Bauhinia purpurea

Summary

Bauhinia purpurea is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (280 views/month, #1,524 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bauhinia purpurea's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Bauhinia purpurea is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Bauhinia purpurea's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Bauhinia purpurea belongs to the parent taxon Bauhinia[6].
  • Bauhinia purpurea's scientific name is Bauhinia purpurea[7].
  • Bauhinia purpurea is a type of useful plant[8].
  • Bauhinia purpurea is used for medicinal plant[9].
  • Bauhinia purpurea is used for fodder[10].
  • Bauhinia purpurea is used for wood[11].
  • Bauhinia purpurea is used for vegetable[12].
  • Bauhinia purpurea's Commons category is recorded as Bauhinia purpurea[13].
  • Bauhinia purpurea's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[14].
  • Bauhinia purpurea's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 39[15].
  • Bauhinia purpurea's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=6590[16].
  • Bauhinia purpurea's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'B. purpurea'}[17].
  • Bauhinia purpurea is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Butterfly-tree'}[18].
  • Bauhinia purpurea is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Purple Camel's Foot"}[19].
  • Bauhinia purpurea is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '羊蹄甲'}[20].
  • Bauhinia purpurea is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'butterfly tree'}[21].
  • Bauhinia purpurea is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hawaiian Orchid Tree'}[22].
  • Bauhinia purpurea is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hong Kong Orchid Tree'}[23].
  • Bauhinia purpurea is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '羊蹄甲'}[24].
  • Bauhinia purpurea is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '玲甲花'}[25].
  • Bauhinia purpurea is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '大夜关门根'}[26].
  • Bauhinia purpurea is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紫羊蹄甲'}[27].

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Classification

Bauhinia purpurea's scientific name is Bauhinia purpurea[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Bauhinia[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Butterfly-tree'}[18], {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Purple Camel's Foot"}[19], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '羊蹄甲'}[20], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'butterfly tree'}[21], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hawaiian Orchid Tree'}[22], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hong Kong Orchid Tree'}[23].

Identifiers

Bauhinia purpurea's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 82135[28]. Bauhinia purpurea's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3806[29]. Bauhinia purpurea's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 702829[30]. Bauhinia purpurea's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2953871[31]. Bauhinia purpurea's ITIS TSN is recorded as 26493[32].

Why It Matters

Bauhinia purpurea ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (280 views/month, #1,524 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . perennialagriculture.institute. perennialagriculture.institute. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . perennialagriculture.institute. perennialagriculture.institute. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 39. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. 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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