Calendula officinalis

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q145930
Calendula officinalis
Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Calendula officinalis

Summary

Calendula officinalis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.48% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,509 views/month, #932 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Calendula officinalis received the medicinal plant of the year[3].
  • Calendula officinalis's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Calendula officinalis is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Calendula officinalis belongs to the parent taxon Calendula[6].
  • Calendula officinalis's scientific name is Calendula officinalis[7].
  • Calendula officinalis is a type of useful plant[8].
  • Calendula officinalis is a type of annual plant[9].
  • Calendula officinalis is used for medicinal plant[10].
  • Calendula officinalis's Commons category is recorded as Calendula officinalis[11].
  • Calendula officinalis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Calendula officinalis[12].
  • Calendula officinalis's Commons gallery is recorded as Calendula officinalis[13].
  • Calendula officinalis's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 77(1)[14].
  • Calendula officinalis's described by source is recorded as Q19133013[15].
  • Calendula officinalis's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=8457[16].
  • Calendula officinalis's this taxon is source of is recorded as calendula flower[17].
  • Calendula officinalis's this taxon is source of is recorded as Calendula officinalis seed oil[18].
  • Calendula officinalis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. officinalis'}[19].
  • Calendula officinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Garten-Ringelblume'}[20].
  • Calendula officinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'pot marigold'}[21].
  • Calendula officinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Ringelblume'}[22].
  • Calendula officinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Kehäkukka'}[23].
  • Calendula officinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'tarhakehäkukka'}[24].
  • Calendula officinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'souci officinal'}[25].
  • Calendula officinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'hr', 'text': 'Neven'}[26].
  • Calendula officinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'körömvirág'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Calendula officinalis is Calendula officinalis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Calendula[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Garten-Ringelblume'}[20], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'pot marigold'}[21], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Ringelblume'}[22], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Kehäkukka'}[23], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'tarhakehäkukka'}[24], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'souci officinal'}[25].

Identifiers

Calendula officinalis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 75931[28]. Calendula officinalis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 41496[29]. Calendula officinalis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 467729[30]. Calendula officinalis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5391480[31]. Calendula officinalis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 36910[32].

Why It Matters

Calendula officinalis ranks in the top 0.48% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,509 views/month, #932 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

What awards did Calendula officinalis receive?

Honors received include medicinal plant of the year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . botanik-bochum.de. Retrieved . botanik-bochum.de. Provenance: 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. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [31] . 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] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . all-my-favourite-flower-names.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . 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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    Taxon range Beijing, People's Republic of China, Fujian +2
    Taxon rank species
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    Has fruit type achene
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