Citrus

genus of fruit-bearing plants (source of fruit such as lemons and oranges)
Taxon taxon Q81513
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Citrus

Summary

Citrus is a taxon[1]. Citrus ranks in the top 0.18% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,988 views/month, #350 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Citrus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Citrus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Citrus is classified within Citreae[5].
  • Citrus's scientific name is Citrus[6].
  • Citrus is a type of fruit[7].
  • Citrus is a type of tree[8].
  • Citrus's Commons category is recorded as Citrus[9].
  • Citrus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Citrus[10].
  • Citrus's Commons gallery is recorded as Citrus[11].
  • Citrus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • Citrus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 43(2)[13].
  • Citrus's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[14].
  • Citrus's taxon synonym is recorded as Fortunella[15].
  • Citrus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=2640[16].
  • Citrus's topic has template is recorded as Template:Citrus[17].
  • Citrus's this taxon is source of is recorded as citrus fruit[18].
  • Citrus's this taxon is source of is recorded as citrus juice[19].
  • Citrus's this taxon is source of is recorded as citrus smell[20].
  • Citrus's this taxon is source of is recorded as kumquat[21].
  • Citrus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'citrus'}[22].
  • Citrus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '柑橘属'}[23].
  • Citrus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '柑橘属'}[24].
  • Citrus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '柑桔属'}[25].
  • Citrus is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'citrus'}[26].
  • Citrus's has fruit type is recorded as hesperidium[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Citrus is Citrus[6]. Citrus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Citrus belongs to the parent taxon Citreae[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'citrus'}[22], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '柑橘属'}[23], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '柑橘属'}[24], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '柑桔属'}[25], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'citrus'}[26].

Identifiers

Citrus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 54297[28]. Citrus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 2706[29]. Citrus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 39954035[30]. Citrus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3190155[31]. Citrus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 28882[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Citrus include Citrus County[33], a county of Florida[34], in United States[35], founded in 1887[36].

Why It Matters

Citrus ranks in the top 0.18% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,988 views/month, #350 of 195,241).[2] Citrus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Citrus is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for Citrus include Citrus County[33], a county of Florida[34], in United States[35], founded in 1887[36].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 43(2). wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . eFloras. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . 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. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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