Citrus × aurantiifolia

species of plant, Key lime
Taxon taxon Q165354
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Citrus × aurantiifolia

Summary

Citrus × aurantiifolia is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.45% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,065 views/month, #884 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Citrus × aurantiifolia's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Citrus × aurantiifolia is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Florida Keys is named after Citrus × aurantiifolia[5].
  • Citrus × aurantiifolia belongs to the parent taxon Citrus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Citrus × aurantiifolia is Citrus ×aurantifolia[7].
  • Citrus × aurantiifolia is a type of useful plant[8].
  • Citrus × aurantiifolia is used for food[9].
  • Citrus × aurantiifolia is used for medicinal plant[10].
  • Citrus × aurantiifolia is used for flavoring[11].
  • Citrus × aurantiifolia's Commons category is recorded as Citrus × aurantiifolia[12].
  • Citrus × aurantiifolia's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[13].
  • Citrus × aurantiifolia's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 43(2)[14].
  • Citrus × aurantiifolia's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=10683[15].
  • Citrus × aurantiifolia's this taxon is source of is recorded as Myrtol standardized[16].
  • Citrus × aurantiifolia's this taxon is source of is recorded as lime oil[17].
  • Citrus × aurantiifolia's this taxon is source of is recorded as lime[18].
  • Citrus × aurantiifolia's this taxon is source of is recorded as smell of lime[19].
  • Citrus × aurantiifolia's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'C. aurantifolia'}[20].
  • Citrus × aurantiifolia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '萊姆'}[21].
  • Citrus × aurantiifolia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '来檬'}[22].
  • Citrus × aurantiifolia is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'limera'}[23].
  • Citrus × aurantiifolia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '来檬'}[24].
  • Citrus × aurantiifolia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '绿檬'}[25].
  • Citrus × aurantiifolia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '枳壳'}[26].
  • Citrus × aurantiifolia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Key lime'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Citrus × aurantiifolia is Citrus ×aurantifolia[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Citrus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '萊姆'}[21], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '来檬'}[22], {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'limera'}[23], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '来檬'}[24], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '绿檬'}[25], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '枳壳'}[26].

Discovery and Description

Florida Keys is named after Citrus × aurantiifolia[5].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 331121[28] and 217050[29]. Citrus × aurantiifolia's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 159033[30]. Citrus × aurantiifolia's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 595293[31]. Recorded GBIF taxon ID include 3190166[32] and 3190164[33]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 506403[34], 825203[35], and 28883[36].

Why It Matters

Citrus × aurantiifolia ranks in the top 0.45% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,065 views/month, #884 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

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. [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. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [35] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [36] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [32] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [33] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [15] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [21] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [22] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  28. [23] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [24] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 43(2). wikidata.org.
  30. [25] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 43(2). wikidata.org.
  31. [26] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  32. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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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