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Citrullus afer

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q30160603
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Citrullus afer

Summary

Citrullus afer is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (356 views/month, #1,493 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Citrullus afer's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Citrullus afer is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Citrullus afer is classified within Citrullus[5].
  • Citrullus afer's scientific name is Citrullus afer[6].
  • Citrullus afer's Commons category is recorded as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides[7].
  • Citrullus afer's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=468435[8].
  • Citrullus afer's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. caffer'}[9].
  • Citrullus afer's taxon synonym of is recorded as Citrullus amarus[10].
  • Citrullus afer's basionym of is recorded as Citrullus lanatus var. afer[11].

Body

Classification

Citrullus afer's scientific name is Citrullus afer[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Citrullus[5].

Identifiers

Citrullus afer's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1567105[12]. Citrullus afer's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8227814[13]. Citrullus afer's ITIS TSN is recorded as 1146699[14].

Why It Matters

Citrullus afer ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (356 views/month, #1,493 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → taxon
    Parent taxon → Citrullus
    Taxon rank → species
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