Cyperus rotundus

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q1391422
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Cyperus rotundus

Summary

Cyperus rotundus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (391 views/month, #1,289 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cyperus rotundus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Cyperus rotundus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Cyperus rotundus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Cyperus rotundus is classified within Cyperus[6].
  • Cyperus rotundus's scientific name is Cyperus rotundus[7].
  • Cyperus rotundus is a type of perennial plant[8].
  • Cyperus rotundus is used for medicinal plant[9].
  • Cyperus rotundus's Commons category is recorded as Cyperus rotundus[10].
  • Cyperus rotundus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cyperus rotundus[11].
  • Cyperus rotundus's Commons gallery is recorded as Cyperus rotundus[12].
  • Cyperus rotundus's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/c87068b8-7db7-49bf-b33e-eb51ffbe6345[13].
  • Cyperus rotundus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 11[14].
  • Cyperus rotundus's described by source is recorded as Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands[15].
  • Cyperus rotundus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=316644[16].
  • Cyperus rotundus's this taxon is source of is recorded as nut-grass rhizome[17].
  • Cyperus rotundus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. rotundus'}[18].
  • Cyperus rotundus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'nutgrass'}[19].
  • Cyperus rotundus is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Rooiuintjie'}[20].
  • Cyperus rotundus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Сыть круглая'}[21].
  • Cyperus rotundus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ta', 'text': 'கோரை'}[22].
  • Cyperus rotundus is commonly known as {'lang': 'to', 'text': 'Pakopako'}[23].
  • Cyperus rotundus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Souchet Rond'}[24].
  • Cyperus rotundus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Nut-grass'}[25].
  • Cyperus rotundus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '香附子'}[26].
  • Cyperus rotundus is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'šáchor hlíznatý'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Cyperus rotundus is Cyperus rotundus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Cyperus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'nutgrass'}[19], {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Rooiuintjie'}[20], {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Сыть круглая'}[21], {'lang': 'ta', 'text': 'கோரை'}[22], {'lang': 'to', 'text': 'Pakopako'}[23], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Souchet Rond'}[24].

Identifiers

Cyperus rotundus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 76593[28]. Cyperus rotundus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 512623[29]. Cyperus rotundus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1121553[30]. Cyperus rotundus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2714818[31]. Cyperus rotundus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 39900[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Cyperus rotundus include Kyperounta[33], a community of Cyprus Republic[34], in Cyprus[35].

Why It Matters

Cyperus rotundus ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (391 views/month, #1,289 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for it include Kyperounta[33], a community of Cyprus Republic[34], in Cyprus[35].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . A plant species list dataset for urban area of Beijing, China 2007 – 2020. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Biodiversity Heritage Library. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . keio-kampo.jp. keio-kampo.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . 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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