Ceiba pentandra

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q138617
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Ceiba pentandra

Summary

Ceiba pentandra is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.52% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,002 views/month, #1,011 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ceiba pentandra's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Ceiba pentandra is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Ceiba pentandra's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Ceiba pentandra is classified within Ceiba[6].
  • Ceiba pentandra's scientific name is Ceiba pentandra[7].
  • Ceiba pentandra is a type of useful plant[8].
  • Ceiba pentandra is used for afforestation[9].
  • Ceiba pentandra is used for medicinal plant[10].
  • Ceiba pentandra is used for fiber[11].
  • Ceiba pentandra is used for wood[12].
  • Ceiba pentandra is used for vegetable[13].
  • Ceiba pentandra's Commons category is recorded as Ceiba pentandra[14].
  • Ceiba pentandra's has basionym is recorded as Bombax pentandrum[15].
  • Ceiba pentandra's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ceiba pentandra[16].
  • Ceiba pentandra's Commons gallery is recorded as Ceiba pentandra[17].
  • Ceiba pentandra's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/c87068b8-7db7-49bf-b33e-eb51ffbe6345[18].
  • Ceiba pentandra's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/d51a552b-0d2c-4788-a5c9-824b552abbf1[19].
  • Ceiba pentandra's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[20].
  • Ceiba pentandra's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[21].
  • Ceiba pentandra's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Ceiba pentandra's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 49(2)[23].
  • Ceiba pentandra's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=9703[24].
  • Ceiba pentandra's this taxon is source of is recorded as kapok[25].
  • Ceiba pentandra's this taxon is source of is recorded as ceiba wood[26].
  • Ceiba pentandra's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. pentandra'}[27].

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Classification

Ceiba pentandra's scientific name is Ceiba pentandra[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Ceiba[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kapok'}[28], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Amazoninkapokkipuu'}[29], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Albero del kapok'}[30], {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'kapokovec'}[31], {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'İpek pamuk ağacı'}[32], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '美丽异木棉'}[33].

Identifiers

Ceiba pentandra's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 62809[34]. Ceiba pentandra's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 193163[35]. Ceiba pentandra's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 584794[36]. Ceiba pentandra's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5406697[37]. Ceiba pentandra's ITIS TSN is recorded as 21595[38].

Why It Matters

Ceiba pentandra ranks in the top 0.52% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,002 views/month, #1,011 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

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] . 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] . perennialagriculture.institute. perennialagriculture.institute. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [35] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [38] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [36] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [37] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . IUCN Red List. wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . Lexicon of Plant Riches. wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . wikidata.org.
  36. [34] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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