Canna indica

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q163559
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Canna indica

Summary

Canna indica is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,535 views/month, #1,243 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Canna indica's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Canna indica is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Canna indica belongs to the parent taxon Canna[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Canna indica is Canna indica[6].
  • Canna indica is a type of useful plant[7].
  • Canna indica is a type of perennial plant[8].
  • Canna indica is used for fodder[9].
  • Canna indica is used for medicinal plant[10].
  • Canna indica is used for food[11].
  • Canna indica is used for fiber[12].
  • Canna indica is used for meal box[13].
  • Canna indica's Commons category is recorded as Canna indica[14].
  • Canna indica's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Canna indica[15].
  • Canna indica's Commons gallery is recorded as Canna indica[16].
  • Canna indica's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[17].
  • Canna indica's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[18].
  • Canna indica's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 16(2)[19].
  • Canna indica's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[20].
  • Canna indica's described by source is recorded as Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands[21].
  • Canna indica's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=8858[22].
  • Canna indica's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. indica'}[23].
  • Canna indica is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indian shot'}[24].
  • Canna indica is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '美人蕉'}[25].
  • Canna indica is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '白蓮蕉花'}[26].
  • Canna indica is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '白花曇花'}[27].

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Classification

Canna indica's scientific name is Canna indica[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Canna[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indian shot'}[24], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '美人蕉'}[25], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '白蓮蕉花'}[26], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '白花曇花'}[27], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紫葉美人蕉'}[28], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紅花美人蕉'}[29].

Identifiers

Canna indica's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 146643[30]. Canna indica's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4628[31]. Canna indica's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1125045[32]. Canna indica's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8034409[33]. Canna indica's ITIS TSN is recorded as 42413[34].

Why It Matters

Canna indica ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,535 views/month, #1,243 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 68 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 1. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . A plant species list dataset for urban area of Beijing, China 2007 – 2020. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: 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. [31] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [34] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [32] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [33] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Biodiversity Heritage Library. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . 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] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . 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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