Coix lacryma-jobi

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q827098
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Coix lacryma-jobi

Summary

Coix lacryma-jobi is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Coix lacryma-jobi's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Coix lacryma-jobi is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Coix lacryma-jobi is classified within Coix[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Coix lacryma-jobi is Coix lacryma-jobi[6].
  • Coix lacryma-jobi is a type of useful plant[7].
  • Coix lacryma-jobi is used for food[8].
  • Coix lacryma-jobi is used for fiber[9].
  • Coix lacryma-jobi is used for building material[10].
  • Coix lacryma-jobi is used for medicinal plant[11].
  • Coix lacryma-jobi is used for fodder[12].
  • Coix lacryma-jobi's Commons category is recorded as Coix lacryma-jobi[13].
  • Coix lacryma-jobi's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Coix lacryma-jobi[14].
  • Coix lacryma-jobi's Commons gallery is recorded as Coix lacryma-jobi[15].
  • Coix lacryma-jobi's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[16].
  • Coix lacryma-jobi's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[17].
  • Coix lacryma-jobi's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[18].
  • Coix lacryma-jobi's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Coix lacryma-jobi's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[20].
  • Coix lacryma-jobi's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[21].
  • Coix lacryma-jobi's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 10(2)[22].
  • Coix lacryma-jobi's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23].
  • Coix lacryma-jobi's described by source is recorded as Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands[24].
  • Coix lacryma-jobi's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=11129[25].
  • Coix lacryma-jobi's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. lacryma-jobi'}[26].
  • Coix lacryma-jobi is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Job's tears"}[27].

Body

Classification

Coix lacryma-jobi's scientific name is Coix lacryma-jobi[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Coix[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Job's tears"}[27], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '薏苡'}[28], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'jobinkyynelheinä'}[29], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '薏苡'}[30], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '薏苡仁'}[31], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '川谷米根'}[32].

Identifiers

Coix lacryma-jobi's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 145588[33]. Coix lacryma-jobi's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4505[34]. Coix lacryma-jobi's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1114853[35]. Coix lacryma-jobi's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2706301[36]. Coix lacryma-jobi's ITIS TSN is recorded as 41586[37].

Why It Matters

Coix lacryma-jobi has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. 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] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [34] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [37] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [35] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [36] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Biodiversity Heritage Library. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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