Cassia fistula

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Taxon taxon Q161117
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Cassia fistula

Summary

Cassia fistula is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.35% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,425 views/month, #690 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cassia fistula's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Cassia fistula is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Cassia fistula's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Cassia fistula belongs to the parent taxon Cassia[6].
  • Cassia fistula's scientific name is Cassia fistula[7].
  • Cassia fistula is used for wood[8].
  • Cassia fistula is used for vegetable[9].
  • Cassia fistula is used for medicinal plant[10].
  • Cassia fistula is used for building material[11].
  • Cassia fistula is used for food[12].
  • Cassia fistula's Commons category is recorded as Cassia fistula[13].
  • Cassia fistula's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cassia fistula[14].
  • Cassia fistula's Commons gallery is recorded as Cassia fistula[15].
  • Cassia fistula's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[16].
  • Cassia fistula's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[17].
  • Cassia fistula's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[18].
  • Cassia fistula's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 39[19].
  • Cassia fistula's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20].
  • Cassia fistula's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[21].
  • Cassia fistula's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=9334[22].
  • Cassia fistula's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. fistula'}[23].
  • Cassia fistula is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'golden shower'}[24].
  • Cassia fistula is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Röhren-Kassie'}[25].
  • Cassia fistula is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Golden Shower Tree'}[26].
  • Cassia fistula is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Kultasadekassia'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Cassia fistula is Cassia fistula[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Cassia[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'golden shower'}[24], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Röhren-Kassie'}[25], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Golden Shower Tree'}[26], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Kultasadekassia'}[27], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Indische goudenregen'}[28], and {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Cássia-imperial'}[29].

Identifiers

Cassia fistula's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 68679[30]. Cassia fistula's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 53852[31]. Cassia fistula's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 704102[32]. Cassia fistula's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5357108[33]. Cassia fistula's ITIS TSN is recorded as 25749[34].

Why It Matters

Cassia fistula ranks in the top 0.35% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,425 views/month, #690 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 71 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] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. 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] . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [34] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [32] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [33] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . 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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