Brassica napus

plant species grown for its oil-rich seed
Taxon taxon Q177932
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Brassica napus

Summary

Brassica napus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.071% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,924 views/month, #139 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Brassica napus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Brassica napus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Brassica napus belongs to the parent taxon Brassica[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Brassica napus is Brassica napus[6].
  • Brassica napus is a type of useful plant[7].
  • Brassica napus is a type of oil plant[8].
  • Brassica napus is used for medicinal plant[9].
  • Brassica napus's Commons category is recorded as Brassica napus[10].
  • Brassica napus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Brassica napus[11].
  • Brassica napus's Commons gallery is recorded as Brassica napus[12].
  • Brassica napus's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[13].
  • Brassica napus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14].
  • Brassica napus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 33[15].
  • Brassica napus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • Brassica napus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17].
  • Brassica napus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=7661[18].
  • Brassica napus's this taxon is source of is recorded as rapeseed oil[19].
  • Brassica napus's this taxon is source of is recorded as rapeseed seed[20].
  • Brassica napus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'B. napus'}[21].
  • Brassica napus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Raps'}[22].
  • Brassica napus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'rape'}[23].
  • Brassica napus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Koolzaad'}[24].
  • Brassica napus is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'brukev řepka'}[25].
  • Brassica napus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'koolzaad'}[26].
  • Brassica napus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'navette'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Brassica napus is Brassica napus[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Brassica[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Raps'}[22], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'rape'}[23], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Koolzaad'}[24], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'brukev řepka'}[25], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'navette'}[27], and {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '欧洲油菜'}[28].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 75869[29] and 484796[30]. Brassica napus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3708[31]. Brassica napus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 583918[32]. Brassica napus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3042636[33]. Brassica napus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 23060[34].

Why It Matters

Brassica napus ranks in the top 0.071% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,924 views/month, #139 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 85 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [34] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [32] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [33] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . 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] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Samoasambia · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eurovoc id 6042
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  2. 5w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id ['0267489-repka-seta', '0212187-repka-olejka']
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