Citrus medica

species of citrus plant
Taxon taxon Q150064
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Citrus medica

Summary

Citrus medica is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.28% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,767 views/month, #551 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Citrus medica's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Citrus medica is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Citrus medica's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Citrus medica belongs to the parent taxon Citrus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Citrus medica is Citrus medica[7].
  • Citrus medica is a type of useful plant[8].
  • Citrus medica is used for medicinal plant[9].
  • Citrus medica is used for food[10].
  • Citrus medica is used for flavoring[11].
  • Citrus medica's Commons category is recorded as Citrus medica[12].
  • Citrus medica's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Citron[13].
  • Citrus medica's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 43(2)[14].
  • Citrus medica's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • Citrus medica's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[16].
  • Citrus medica's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[17].
  • Citrus medica's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=10745[18].
  • Citrus medica's this taxon is source of is recorded as citron[19].
  • Citrus medica's this taxon is source of is recorded as citron smell[20].
  • Citrus medica's this taxon is source of is recorded as candied fruit[21].
  • Citrus medica's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. medica'}[22].
  • Citrus medica is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'citron'}[23].
  • Citrus medica is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'أترج'}[24].
  • Citrus medica is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'cedrát'}[25].
  • Citrus medica is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Cedrat'}[26].
  • Citrus medica is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Zitronatzitrone'}[27].

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Classification

Citrus medica's scientific name is Citrus medica[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Citrus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'citron'}[23], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'أترج'}[24], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'cedrát'}[25], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Cedrat'}[26], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Zitronatzitrone'}[27], and {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Κιτριά'}[28].

Identifiers

Citrus medica's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 171251[29]. Citrus medica's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 582203[30]. Citrus medica's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3190157[31]. Citrus medica's ITIS TSN is recorded as 28886[32].

Why It Matters

Citrus medica ranks in the top 0.28% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,767 views/month, #551 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . 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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  1. 17d ago · ACorrêa (WMB) · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
    Subclass of
    Taxon range People's Republic of China, Tibet Autonomous Region, Guangdong +1
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