Buxus sempervirens

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q27344
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Buxus sempervirens

Summary

Buxus sempervirens is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.68% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,059 views/month, #1,333 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Buxus sempervirens's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Buxus sempervirens is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Buxus sempervirens's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Buxus sempervirens belongs to the parent taxon Buxus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Buxus sempervirens is Buxus sempervirens[7].
  • Buxus sempervirens's Commons category is recorded as Buxus sempervirens[8].
  • Buxus sempervirens's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Buxus sempervirens[9].
  • Buxus sempervirens's Commons gallery is recorded as Buxus sempervirens[10].
  • Buxus sempervirens's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[11].
  • Buxus sempervirens's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 45(1)[12].
  • Buxus sempervirens's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13].
  • Buxus sempervirens's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=8212[14].
  • Buxus sempervirens's this taxon is source of is recorded as boxwood[15].
  • Buxus sempervirens's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'B. sempervirens'}[16].
  • Buxus sempervirens is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Buchsbaum'}[17].
  • Buxus sempervirens is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'common box'}[18].
  • Buxus sempervirens is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Buxus'}[19].
  • Buxus sempervirens is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'zimostráz vždyzelený'}[20].
  • Buxus sempervirens is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Holaaaaaa'}[21].
  • Buxus sempervirens is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Boxwood'}[22].
  • Buxus sempervirens is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '锦熟黄杨'}[23].
  • Buxus sempervirens is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '锦熟黄杨'}[24].
  • Buxus sempervirens is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Boxwood'}[25].
  • Buxus sempervirens is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Box'}[26].
  • Buxus sempervirens is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'boxe'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Buxus sempervirens is Buxus sempervirens[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Buxus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Buchsbaum'}[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'common box'}[18], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Buxus'}[19], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'zimostráz vždyzelený'}[20], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Holaaaaaa'}[21], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Boxwood'}[22].

Identifiers

Buxus sempervirens's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 133397[28]. Buxus sempervirens's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4002[29]. Buxus sempervirens's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 489681[30]. Buxus sempervirens's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2984671[31]. Buxus sempervirens's ITIS TSN is recorded as 501097[32].

Why It Matters

Buxus sempervirens ranks in the top 0.68% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,059 views/month, #1,333 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 63 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 2. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Woody Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 45(1). wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Woody Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Woody Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Diccionariu de l'Academia de la Llingua Asturiana. Retrieved . diccionariu.alladixital.org. Provenance: 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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    This taxon is source of boxwood
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