Brassica rapa

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q3384
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Brassica rapa

Summary

Brassica rapa is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.62% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,596 views/month, #1,203 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Brassica rapa's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Brassica rapa is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Brassica rapa is classified within Brassica[5].
  • Brassica rapa's scientific name is Brassica rapa[6].
  • Brassica rapa is used for vegetable[7].
  • Brassica rapa is used for medicinal plant[8].
  • Brassica rapa is used for fodder[9].
  • Brassica rapa is used for food[10].
  • Brassica rapa's Commons category is recorded as Brassica rapa[11].
  • Brassica rapa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Brassica rapa[12].
  • Brassica rapa's Commons gallery is recorded as Brassica rapa[13].
  • Brassica rapa's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[14].
  • Brassica rapa's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • Brassica rapa's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 33[16].
  • Brassica rapa's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[17].
  • Brassica rapa's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18].
  • Brassica rapa's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[19].
  • Brassica rapa's taxon synonym is recorded as Brassica ruvo[20].
  • Brassica rapa's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=7685[21].
  • Brassica rapa's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'B. rapa'}[22].
  • Brassica rapa is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Rübsen'}[23].
  • Brassica rapa is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'field mustard'}[24].
  • Brassica rapa is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hant', 'text': '蕪菁'}[25].
  • Brassica rapa is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Raapzaad'}[26].
  • Brassica rapa is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'brukev řepák'}[27].

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Classification

Brassica rapa's scientific name is Brassica rapa[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': 'Rübsen'}[23], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'field mustard'}[24], {'lang': 'zh-hant', 'text': '蕪菁'}[25], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Raapzaad'}[26], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'brukev řepák'}[27], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'navette dété'}[28].

Identifiers

Brassica rapa's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 53271[29]. Brassica rapa's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3711[30]. Brassica rapa's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 583898[31]. Brassica rapa's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3042677[32]. Brassica rapa's ITIS TSN is recorded as 23063[33].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Brassica rapa include The Giant Turnip[34], a Russian folktale[35], written by Russian folklore[36].

Why It Matters

Brassica rapa ranks in the top 0.62% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,596 views/month, #1,203 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for it include The Giant Turnip[34], a Russian folktale[35], written by Russian folklore[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] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [33] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [32] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . 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] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Plants of the World Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . 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. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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