Citrullus colocynthis

species of plant in the family Cucurbitaceae
Taxon taxon Q913609
Citrullus colocynthis
Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Citrullus colocynthis

Summary

Citrullus colocynthis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (316 views/month, #1,343 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Citrullus colocynthis received the medicinal plant of the year[3].
  • Citrullus colocynthis's image is recorded as Citrullus colocynthis - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-040.jpg[4].
  • Citrullus colocynthis's instance of is recorded as taxon[5].
  • Citrullus colocynthis's taxon rank is recorded as species[6].
  • Citrullus colocynthis's parent taxon is recorded as Citrullus[7].
  • Citrullus colocynthis's taxon name is recorded as Citrullus colocynthis[8].
  • Citrullus colocynthis's GND ID is recorded as 7737470-8[9].
  • Citrullus colocynthis's has use is recorded as medicinal plant[10].
  • Citrullus colocynthis's Commons category is recorded as Citrullus colocynthis[11].
  • Citrullus colocynthis's pronunciation audio is recorded as Q913609-ar.ogg[12].
  • Citrullus colocynthis's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D065986[13].
  • Citrullus colocynthis's has basionym is recorded as Cucumis colocynthis[14].
  • Citrullus colocynthis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06v6w8[15].
  • Citrullus colocynthis's UNII is recorded as Z70W98921V[16].
  • Citrullus colocynthis's MeSH tree code is recorded as B01.875.800.575.912.250.300.140.500[17].
  • Citrullus colocynthis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 252529[18].
  • Citrullus colocynthis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 501571[19].
  • Citrullus colocynthis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 488253[20].
  • Citrullus colocynthis's BioLib taxon ID is recorded as 128933[21].
  • Citrullus colocynthis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2874622[22].
  • Citrullus colocynthis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Citrullus colocynthis[23].
  • Citrullus colocynthis's Commons gallery is recorded as Citrullus colocynthis[24].
  • Citrullus colocynthis's Tropicos ID is recorded as 9200449[25].
  • Citrullus colocynthis's IPNI plant ID is recorded as 291930-1[26].
  • Citrullus colocynthis's Plant List ID is recorded as kew-2723897[27].

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Recognition

Citrullus colocynthis received the medicinal plant of the year[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Citrullus colocynthis include Handala[28], a fictional child[29].

Why It Matters

Citrullus colocynthis ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (316 views/month, #1,343 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for it include Handala[28], a fictional child[29].

FAQs

What awards did Citrullus colocynthis receive?

Honors received include medicinal plant of the year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . gbif.org. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Tropicos. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . International Plant Names Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The Plant List 1.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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