Cucurbita pepo

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Taxon taxon Q7229863
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Cucurbita pepo

Summary

Cucurbita pepo is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.62% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #1,217 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cucurbita pepo received the Medicinal plant of the year[3].
  • Cucurbita pepo's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Cucurbita pepo is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Cucurbita pepo's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Cucurbita pepo is classified within Cucurbita[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Cucurbita pepo is Cucurbita pepo[8].
  • Cucurbita pepo is a type of useful plant[9].
  • Cucurbita pepo is used for fruit vegetable[10].
  • Cucurbita pepo is used for medicinal plant[11].
  • Cucurbita pepo's Commons category is recorded as Cucurbita pepo[12].
  • Cucurbita pepo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cucurbita pepo[13].
  • Cucurbita pepo's Commons gallery is recorded as Cucurbita pepo[14].
  • Cucurbita pepo's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[15].
  • Cucurbita pepo's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 73(1)[16].
  • Cucurbita pepo's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=12606[17].
  • Cucurbita pepo's this taxon is source of is recorded as zucchini[18].
  • Cucurbita pepo's this taxon is source of is recorded as marrow[19].
  • Cucurbita pepo's this taxon is source of is recorded as pumpkin[20].
  • Cucurbita pepo's this taxon is source of is recorded as pumpkin seed[21].
  • Cucurbita pepo's this taxon is source of is recorded as pumpkin seed oil[22].
  • Cucurbita pepo's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. pepo'}[23].
  • Cucurbita pepo is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'maro'}[24].
  • Cucurbita pepo is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'field pumpkin'}[25].
  • Cucurbita pepo is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '美國南瓜'}[26].
  • Cucurbita pepo is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Sierpompoen'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Cucurbita pepo is Cucurbita pepo[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Cucurbita[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'maro'}[24], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'field pumpkin'}[25], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '美國南瓜'}[26], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Sierpompoen'}[27], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'tykev obecná'}[28], and {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'satokurpitsa'}[29].

Identifiers

Cucurbita pepo's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 76541[30]. Cucurbita pepo's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3663[31]. Cucurbita pepo's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 584410[32]. Cucurbita pepo's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2874508[33]. Cucurbita pepo's ITIS TSN is recorded as 22373[34].

Why It Matters

Cucurbita pepo ranks in the top 0.62% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #1,217 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

What awards did Cucurbita pepo receive?

Honors received include Medicinal plant of the year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [34] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [32] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [33] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. 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] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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