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Coptis chinensis

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Coptis chinensis

Summary

Coptis chinensis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (176 views/month, #1,579 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Coptis chinensis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Coptis chinensis is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Coptis chinensis is classified within Coptis[5].
  • Coptis chinensis's scientific name is Coptis chinensis[6].
  • Coptis chinensis is used for food[7].
  • Coptis chinensis is used for medicinal plant[8].
  • Coptis chinensis's Commons category is recorded as Coptis[9].
  • Coptis chinensis's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[10].
  • Coptis chinensis's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[11].
  • Coptis chinensis's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 27[12].
  • Coptis chinensis's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=402553[13].
  • Coptis chinensis's this taxon is source of is recorded as coptis rhizome[14].
  • Coptis chinensis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. chinensis'}[15].
  • Coptis chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '黄连'}[16].
  • Coptis chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '味莲'}[17].
  • Coptis chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '川连'}[18].
  • Coptis chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '鸡爪连'}[19].
  • Coptis chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '味连'}[20].
  • Coptis chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '粪鬼伞'}[21].
  • Coptis chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '黄莲 味莲、川莲、鸡瓜莲'}[22].
  • Coptis chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '黄连'}[23].
  • Coptis chinensis's taxon author citation is recorded as Franch.[24].
  • Coptis chinensis's taxon range is recorded as People's Republic of China[25].
  • Coptis chinensis's taxon range is recorded as Fujian[26].
  • Coptis chinensis's taxon range is recorded as Guangdong[27].

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Classification

Coptis chinensis's scientific name is Coptis chinensis[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Coptis[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '黄连'}[16], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '味莲'}[17], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '川连'}[18], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '鸡爪连'}[19], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '味连'}[20], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '粪鬼伞'}[21].

Identifiers

Coptis chinensis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 497721[28]. Coptis chinensis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 261450[29]. Coptis chinensis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 2873644[30]. Coptis chinensis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7277323[31].

Why It Matters

Coptis chinensis ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (176 views/month, #1,579 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

People's Republic of China

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] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 27. wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . A checklist of vascular plants in Shaanxi Province, China (Version 2021). wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . A dataset on inventory and geographical distributions of higher plants in Guangdong, China. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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