Camellia sinensis

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q101815
Camellia sinensis
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Camellia sinensis

Summary

Camellia sinensis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.21% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,679 views/month, #418 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Camellia sinensis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Camellia sinensis is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Camellia sinensis's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Data Deficient[5].
  • Camellia sinensis belongs to the parent taxon Camellia[6].
  • Camellia sinensis's scientific name is Camellia sinensis[7].
  • Camellia sinensis is a type of useful plant[8].
  • Camellia sinensis is a type of Calcifuge[9].
  • Camellia sinensis is used for afforestation[10].
  • Camellia sinensis is used for food[11].
  • Camellia sinensis is used for medicinal plant[12].
  • Camellia sinensis is used for drink[13].
  • Camellia sinensis is used for psychoactive drug[14].
  • Camellia sinensis is used for vegetable[15].
  • Camellia sinensis's Commons category is recorded as Camellia sinensis[16].
  • Camellia sinensis's has basionym is recorded as Thea sinensis[17].
  • Camellia sinensis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Camellia sinensis[18].
  • Camellia sinensis's Commons gallery is recorded as Camellia sinensis[19].
  • Camellia sinensis's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as crop=tea[20].
  • Camellia sinensis's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[21].
  • Camellia sinensis's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 49(3)[22].
  • Camellia sinensis's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[23].
  • Camellia sinensis's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=8732[24].
  • Camellia sinensis's this taxon is source of is recorded as green tea[25].
  • Camellia sinensis's this taxon is source of is recorded as tea leaves[26].
  • Camellia sinensis's this taxon is source of is recorded as tea leaf oil[27].

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Classification

Camellia sinensis's scientific name is Camellia sinensis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Camellia[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'tea'}[28], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'te'}[29], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Tee'}[30], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tea plant'}[31], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Planta de té'}[32], and {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Teepensas'}[33].

Identifiers

Camellia sinensis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4442[34]. Camellia sinensis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 482447[35]. Camellia sinensis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3189635[36]. Camellia sinensis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 506801[37].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Camellia sinensis include @CameliaGirls: Cewek Cewek Camelia[38], a video game[39].

Why It Matters

Camellia sinensis ranks in the top 0.21% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,679 views/month, #418 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Entities named for it include @CameliaGirls: Cewek Cewek Camelia[38], a video game[39].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . perennialagriculture.institute. perennialagriculture.institute. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . 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] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . perennialagriculture.institute. perennialagriculture.institute. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [34] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [37] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [35] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [36] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . keio-kampo.jp. keio-kampo.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] . 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. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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