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Cylindropuntia

genus of cylindroid-jointed cacti
Taxon taxon Q137197
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Cylindropuntia

Summary

Cylindropuntia is a taxon[1]. Cylindropuntia ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (259 views/month, #1,378 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cylindropuntia's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Cylindropuntia is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Cylindropuntia is classified within Cylindropuntieae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Cylindropuntia is Cylindropuntia[6].
  • Cylindropuntia's Commons category is recorded as Cylindropuntia[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Cylindropuntia is Opuntia arborescens[8].
  • Cylindropuntia's has basionym is recorded as Opuntia subg. Cylindropuntia[9].
  • Cylindropuntia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cylindropuntia[10].
  • Cylindropuntia's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=19435[11].
  • Cylindropuntia is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Rooskaktusse'}[12].
  • Cylindropuntia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chollas'}[13].
  • Cylindropuntia is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Chollas'}[14].
  • Cylindropuntia is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Lieriöopuntiat'}[15].
  • Cylindropuntia is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Cylinderopuntiasläktet'}[16].
  • Cylindropuntia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '圆柱掌属'}[17].
  • Cylindropuntia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '圆柱仙人掌属'}[18].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Cylindropuntia is Cylindropuntia[6]. Cylindropuntia is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Cylindropuntia is classified within Cylindropuntieae[5]. The taxonomic type of Cylindropuntia is Opuntia arborescens[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Rooskaktusse'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chollas'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Chollas'}[14], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Lieriöopuntiat'}[15], {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Cylinderopuntiasläktet'}[16], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '圆柱掌属'}[17].

Identifiers

Cylindropuntia's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 49352[19]. Cylindropuntia's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 701510[20]. Cylindropuntia's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 2876494[21]. Cylindropuntia's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7282372[22]. Cylindropuntia's ITIS TSN is recorded as 906970[23].

Why It Matters

Cylindropuntia ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (259 views/month, #1,378 of 195,241).[2] Cylindropuntia has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Cylindropuntia is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Das große Kakteen-Lexikon. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Das große Kakteen-Lexikon. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [21] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [22] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Families and genera of Chinese angiosperms: a synoptic classification based on APG III. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has basionym → Opuntia subg. Cylindropuntia
    Instance of → taxon
    Parent taxon → Cylindropuntieae
    Taxon rank → genus
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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