Copernicia prunifera

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q1043918
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Copernicia prunifera

Summary

Copernicia prunifera is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month, #1,585 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Copernicia prunifera's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Copernicia prunifera is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Copernicia prunifera belongs to the parent taxon Copernicia[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Copernicia prunifera is Copernicia prunifera[6].
  • Copernicia prunifera is a type of useful plant[7].
  • Copernicia prunifera's Commons category is recorded as Copernicia prunifera[8].
  • Copernicia prunifera's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[9].
  • Copernicia prunifera's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=11430[10].
  • Copernicia prunifera's this taxon is source of is recorded as carnauba wax[11].
  • Copernicia prunifera's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. prunifera'}[12].
  • Copernicia prunifera is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'carnauba wax palm'}[13].
  • Copernicia prunifera is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Carnauba palm'}[14].
  • Copernicia prunifera is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '巴西蜡棕'}[15].
  • Copernicia prunifera is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '桃果蜡棕'}[16].
  • Copernicia prunifera is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'palma karnavba'}[17].
  • Copernicia prunifera's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[18].
  • Copernicia prunifera's taxon range is recorded as Piauí[19].
  • Copernicia prunifera's taxon range is recorded as Cerrado[20].
  • Copernicia prunifera's taxon range is recorded as Pernambuco[21].
  • Copernicia prunifera's taxon range is recorded as Caatinga[22].
  • Copernicia prunifera's taxon range is recorded as Q43695[23].
  • Copernicia prunifera's taxon range is recorded as Maranhão[24].
  • Copernicia prunifera's taxon range is recorded as Paraíba[25].
  • Copernicia prunifera's taxon range is recorded as Ceará[26].
  • Copernicia prunifera's taxon range is recorded as Bahia[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Copernicia prunifera is Copernicia prunifera[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Copernicia[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'carnauba wax palm'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Carnauba palm'}[14], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '巴西蜡棕'}[15], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '桃果蜡棕'}[16], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'palma karnavba'}[17].

Identifiers

Copernicia prunifera's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 155170[28]. Copernicia prunifera's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 349346[29]. Copernicia prunifera's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1091989[30]. Copernicia prunifera's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2738262[31]. Copernicia prunifera's ITIS TSN is recorded as 506717[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Copernicia prunifera include Carnaíba[33], a municipality of Brazil[34], in Brazil[35].

Why It Matters

Copernicia prunifera ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month, #1,585 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for it include Carnaíba[33], a municipality of Brazil[34], in Brazil[35].

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. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [28] . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . Brazilian Flora 2020 project - Projeto Flora do Brasil 2020. wikidata.org.
  23. [20] . Brazilian Flora 2020 project - Projeto Flora do Brasil 2020. wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . Brazilian Flora 2020 project - Projeto Flora do Brasil 2020. wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . Brazilian Flora 2020 project - Projeto Flora do Brasil 2020. wikidata.org.
  26. [23] . Brazilian Flora 2020 project - Projeto Flora do Brasil 2020. wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . Brazilian Flora 2020 project - Projeto Flora do Brasil 2020. wikidata.org.
  28. [25] . Brazilian Flora 2020 project - Projeto Flora do Brasil 2020. wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . Brazilian Flora 2020 project - Projeto Flora do Brasil 2020. wikidata.org.
  30. [27] . Brazilian Flora 2020 project - Projeto Flora do Brasil 2020. 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Gower · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'carnauba wax palm'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Carnauba palm'}, {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '巴西蜡棕'} +2
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Instance of taxon
    Subclass of useful plant
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1843]]: kopernikówka woskodajna"
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