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Cestrum nocturnum

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Cestrum nocturnum

Summary

Cestrum nocturnum is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.54% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,461 views/month, #1,058 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cestrum nocturnum's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Cestrum nocturnum is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Cestrum nocturnum's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Cestrum nocturnum belongs to the parent taxon Cestrum[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Cestrum nocturnum is Cestrum nocturnum[7].
  • Cestrum nocturnum is used for medicinal plant[8].
  • Cestrum nocturnum is used for food[9].
  • Cestrum nocturnum's Commons category is recorded as Cestrum nocturnum[10].
  • Cestrum nocturnum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cestrum nocturnum[11].
  • Cestrum nocturnum's Commons gallery is recorded as Cestrum nocturnum[12].
  • Cestrum nocturnum's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 67(1)[13].
  • Cestrum nocturnum's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=9997[14].
  • Cestrum nocturnum's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. nocturnum'}[15].
  • Cestrum nocturnum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'night jessamine'}[16].
  • Cestrum nocturnum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '夜香樹'}[17].
  • Cestrum nocturnum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '夜香树'}[18].
  • Cestrum nocturnum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '洋素馨'}[19].
  • Cestrum nocturnum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '夜香树'}[20].
  • Cestrum nocturnum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '鹿脂'}[21].
  • Cestrum nocturnum's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[22].
  • Cestrum nocturnum's taxon author citation is recorded as L.[23].
  • Cestrum nocturnum's taxon range is recorded as People's Republic of China[24].
  • Cestrum nocturnum's taxon range is recorded as Guangdong[25].

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Classification

Cestrum nocturnum's scientific name is Cestrum nocturnum[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Cestrum[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'night jessamine'}[16], {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '夜香樹'}[17], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '夜香树'}[18], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '洋素馨'}[19], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '夜香树'}[20], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '鹿脂'}[21].

Identifiers

Cestrum nocturnum's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 76225[26]. Cestrum nocturnum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 225615[27]. Cestrum nocturnum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 581100[28]. Cestrum nocturnum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2928791[29]. Cestrum nocturnum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 30498[30].

Why It Matters

Cestrum nocturnum ranks in the top 0.54% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,461 views/month, #1,058 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

People's Republic of China

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [28] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [29] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . A dataset on inventory and geographical distributions of vascular plants in Beijing, China. wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . A dataset on inventory and geographical distributions of higher plants in Guangdong, China. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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