Chamaecyparis

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q147791
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Chamaecyparis

Summary

Chamaecyparis is a taxon[1]. Chamaecyparis ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (399 views/month, #1,530 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chamaecyparis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Chamaecyparis is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Chamaecyparis is classified within Cupressoideae[5].
  • Chamaecyparis is classified within Cupressaceae[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Chamaecyparis is Chamaecyparis[7].
  • Chamaecyparis is a type of tree[8].
  • Chamaecyparis's Commons category is recorded as Chamaecyparis[9].
  • Chamaecyparis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chamaecyparis[10].
  • Chamaecyparis's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[11].
  • Chamaecyparis's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • Chamaecyparis's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 7[13].
  • Chamaecyparis's taxon synonym is recorded as Retinospora[14].
  • Chamaecyparis's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=2370[15].
  • Chamaecyparis is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'cypřišek'}[16].
  • Chamaecyparis is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Cypres'}[17].
  • Chamaecyparis is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Scheinzypressen'}[18].
  • Chamaecyparis is commonly known as {'lang': 'dsb', 'text': 'Pózdatna cypresa'}[19].
  • Chamaecyparis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cypress'}[20].
  • Chamaecyparis is commonly known as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Kamecipariso'}[21].
  • Chamaecyparis is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Ebaküpress'}[22].
  • Chamaecyparis is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Valesypressit'}[23].
  • Chamaecyparis is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Hamisciprus'}[24].
  • Chamaecyparis is commonly known as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Puskiparisis'}[25].
  • Chamaecyparis is commonly known as {'lang': 'mk', 'text': 'Пачемпрес'}[26].
  • Chamaecyparis is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Cyprysik'}[27].

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Classification

Chamaecyparis's scientific name is Chamaecyparis[7]. Chamaecyparis is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Cupressoideae[5] and Cupressaceae[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'cypřišek'}[16], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Cypres'}[17], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Scheinzypressen'}[18], {'lang': 'dsb', 'text': 'Pózdatna cypresa'}[19], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cypress'}[20], and {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Kamecipariso'}[21].

Identifiers

Chamaecyparis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 69757[28]. Chamaecyparis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 13414[29]. Chamaecyparis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 34226[30]. Chamaecyparis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2683848[31]. Chamaecyparis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 18045[32].

Why It Matters

Chamaecyparis ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (399 views/month, #1,530 of 195,241).[2] Chamaecyparis has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Chamaecyparis is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . A new classification and linear sequence of extant gymnosperms. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, 13. Band: Gymnospermae. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . A new classification and linear sequence of extant gymnosperms. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . A new classification and linear sequence of extant gymnosperms. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . 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] . A new classification and linear sequence of extant gymnosperms. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . 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.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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