Cinnamomum cassia

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q204148
Cinnamomum cassia
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Cinnamomum cassia

Summary

Cinnamomum cassia is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (662 views/month, #1,252 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cinnamomum cassia's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Cinnamomum cassia is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Cinnamomum cassia is classified within Cinnamomum[5].
  • Cinnamomum cassia's scientific name is Cinnamomum cassia[6].
  • Cinnamomum cassia is a type of useful plant[7].
  • Cinnamomum cassia is used for vegetable[8].
  • Cinnamomum cassia is used for afforestation[9].
  • Cinnamomum cassia is used for spice[10].
  • Cinnamomum cassia is used for medicinal plant[11].
  • Cinnamomum cassia's Commons category is recorded as Neolitsea cassia[12].
  • Cinnamomum cassia's has basionym is recorded as Laurus cassia[13].
  • Cinnamomum cassia's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[14].
  • Cinnamomum cassia's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 31[15].
  • Cinnamomum cassia's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • Cinnamomum cassia's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[17].
  • Cinnamomum cassia's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=10579[18].
  • Cinnamomum cassia's this taxon is source of is recorded as Cinnamomi Cortex[19].
  • Cinnamomum cassia's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. cassia'}[20].
  • Cinnamomum cassia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '肉桂'}[21].
  • Cinnamomum cassia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '肉桂'}[22].
  • Cinnamomum cassia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '桂'}[23].
  • Cinnamomum cassia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '桂皮'}[24].
  • Cinnamomum cassia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '桂枝'}[25].
  • Cinnamomum cassia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '筒'}[26].
  • Cinnamomum cassia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '玉桂'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Cinnamomum cassia is Cinnamomum cassia[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Cinnamomum[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '肉桂'}[21], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '肉桂'}[22], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '桂'}[23], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '桂皮'}[24], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '桂枝'}[25], and {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '筒'}[26].

Identifiers

Cinnamomum cassia's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 774822[28]. Cinnamomum cassia's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 483593[29]. Cinnamomum cassia's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7512166[30]. Cinnamomum cassia's ITIS TSN is recorded as 834866[31].

Why It Matters

Cinnamomum cassia ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (662 views/month, #1,252 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . 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. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . keio-kampo.jp. keio-kampo.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 31. wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 31. wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 31. wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 31. wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 31. wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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