Castanea sativa

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q22699
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Castanea sativa

Summary

Castanea sativa is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,188 views/month, #1,523 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Castanea sativa received the Tree of the year (Germany)[3].
  • Castanea sativa received the Tree of the Year (Hungary)[4].
  • Castanea sativa's instance of is recorded as taxon[5].
  • Castanea sativa is classified at the rank of species[6].
  • Castanea sativa's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[7].
  • Castanea sativa is classified within Castanea[8].
  • Castanea sativa's scientific name is Castanea sativa[9].
  • Castanea sativa is a type of useful plant[10].
  • Castanea sativa is used for nut[11].
  • Castanea sativa's Commons category is recorded as Castanea sativa[12].
  • Castanea sativa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Castanea sativa[13].
  • Castanea sativa's Commons gallery is recorded as Castanea sativa[14].
  • Castanea sativa's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15].
  • Castanea sativa's taxon synonym is recorded as Castanea vesca Gaertn. (1788)[16].
  • Castanea sativa's taxon synonym is recorded as Fagus castanea[17].
  • Castanea sativa's taxon synonym is recorded as Castanea vulgaris[18].
  • Castanea sativa's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=9445[19].
  • Castanea sativa's this taxon is source of is recorded as European chestnut wood[20].
  • Castanea sativa's this taxon is source of is recorded as chestnut[21].
  • Castanea sativa's this taxon is source of is recorded as sweet chestnut leaf[22].
  • Castanea sativa's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. sativa'}[23].
  • Castanea sativa is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Castagno europeo'}[24].
  • Castanea sativa is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sweet Chestnut'}[25].
  • Castanea sativa is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'châtaignier'}[26].
  • Castanea sativa is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Ess-Kastanie'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Castanea sativa is Castanea sativa[9]. It is classified at the rank of species[6]. It is classified within Castanea[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Castagno europeo'}[24], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sweet Chestnut'}[25], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'châtaignier'}[26], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Ess-Kastanie'}[27], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Tamme kastanje'}[28], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kaštanovník jedlý'}[29].

Identifiers

Castanea sativa's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 121763[30]. Castanea sativa's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 21020[31]. Castanea sativa's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1148508[32]. Castanea sativa's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5333294[33]. Castanea sativa's ITIS TSN is recorded as 506541[34].

Why It Matters

Castanea sativa ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,188 views/month, #1,523 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

What awards did Castanea sativa receive?

Honors received include Tree of the year (Germany)[3] and Tree of the Year (Hungary)[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . baum-des-jahres.de. Retrieved . baum-des-jahres.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [34] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [32] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [33] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Plants of the World Online. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Plants of the World Online. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Plants of the World Online. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. 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] . Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: 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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