Carpinus

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q158513
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Carpinus

Summary

Carpinus is a taxon[1]. Carpinus ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,035 views/month, #1,257 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Carpinus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Carpinus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Carpinus is classified within Coryloideae[5].
  • Carpinus's scientific name is Carpinus[6].
  • Carpinus is a type of tree[7].
  • Carpinus's Commons category is recorded as Carpinus[8].
  • The taxonomic type of Carpinus is Carpinus betulus[9].
  • Carpinus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Carpinus[10].
  • Carpinus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Carpinus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Carpinus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 21[13].
  • Carpinus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14].
  • Carpinus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • Carpinus's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[16].
  • Carpinus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=2112[17].
  • Carpinus's this taxon is source of is recorded as hornbeam wood[18].
  • Carpinus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'hornbeam'}[19].
  • Carpinus is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Vələs'}[20].
  • Carpinus is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Габър'}[21].
  • Carpinus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Carpí'}[22].
  • Carpinus is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'habr'}[23].
  • Carpinus is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Avnbøg'}[24].
  • Carpinus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hainbuchen'}[25].
  • Carpinus is commonly known as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Karpeno'}[26].
  • Carpinus is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Carpe'}[27].

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Classification

Carpinus's scientific name is Carpinus[6]. Carpinus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Carpinus belongs to the parent taxon Coryloideae[5]. The taxonomic type of Carpinus is Carpinus betulus[9]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'hornbeam'}[19], {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Vələs'}[20], {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Габър'}[21], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Carpí'}[22], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'habr'}[23], and {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Avnbøg'}[24].

Identifiers

Carpinus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 12989[28]. Carpinus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 44522[29]. Carpinus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2875770[30]. Carpinus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 19503[31].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Carpinus include Tskhinval[32], a city[33], in South Ossetia[34], founded in 1398[35].

Why It Matters

Carpinus ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,035 views/month, #1,257 of 195,241).[2] Carpinus has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Carpinus is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for Carpinus include Tskhinval[32], a city[33], in South Ossetia[34], founded in 1398[35].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . 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. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Bestiasonica · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'hornbeam'}, {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Vələs'}, {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Габър'} +30
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1843]]: Carpí"
  2. 8d ago · Bestiasonica · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomic type Carpinus betulus
    This taxon is source of hornbeam wood
    Has fruit type nucule
    Aliases
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Carpinus orientalis multi-stemmed.jpg"
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