Commelina

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q161075
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Commelina

Summary

Commelina is a taxon[1]. Commelina has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Commelina's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Commelina is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Commelina is classified within Commelineae[5].
  • Commelina's scientific name is Commelina[6].
  • Commelina's Commons category is recorded as Commelina[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Commelina is Commelina communis[8].
  • Commelina's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Commelina[9].
  • Commelina's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 13(3)[10].
  • Commelina's taxon synonym is recorded as Erxlebia[11].
  • Commelina's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=2846[12].
  • Commelina is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'dayflower'}[13].
  • Commelina is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Tagblumen'}[14].
  • Commelina is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Soljot'}[15].
  • Commelina is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ツユクサ属'}[16].
  • Commelina is commonly known as {'lang': 'to', 'text': 'Mohuku vai'}[17].
  • Commelina is commonly known as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Gün çiçeği'}[18].
  • Commelina is commonly known as {'lang': 'vi', 'text': 'Chi Thài lài'}[19].
  • Commelina is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '鸭跖草属'}[20].
  • Commelina is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '鸭跖草属'}[21].
  • Commelina is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'komelina'}[22].
  • Commelina's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[23].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Commelina is Commelina[6]. Commelina is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Commelina belongs to the parent taxon Commelineae[5]. The taxonomic type of Commelina is Commelina communis[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'dayflower'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Tagblumen'}[14], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Soljot'}[15], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ツユクサ属'}[16], {'lang': 'to', 'text': 'Mohuku vai'}[17], and {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Gün çiçeği'}[18].

Identifiers

Commelina's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 52893[24]. Commelina's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4743[25]. Commelina's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2763939[26]. Commelina's ITIS TSN is recorded as 39126[27].

Why It Matters

Commelina has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Commelina is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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. [25] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [27] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [26] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . Plants of the World Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 13(3). wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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