Dactyloctenium aegyptium

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Taxon taxon Q4922404
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Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Summary

Dactyloctenium aegyptium is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Dactyloctenium aegyptium's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Dactyloctenium aegyptium is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Dactyloctenium aegyptium is classified within Dactyloctenium[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Dactyloctenium aegyptium is Dactyloctenium aegyptium[6].
  • Dactyloctenium aegyptium is used for medicinal plant[7].
  • Dactyloctenium aegyptium is used for fodder[8].
  • Dactyloctenium aegyptium is used for food[9].
  • Dactyloctenium aegyptium's Commons category is recorded as Dactyloctenium aegyptium[10].
  • Dactyloctenium aegyptium's has basionym is recorded as Cynosurus aegyptius[11].
  • Dactyloctenium aegyptium's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[12].
  • Dactyloctenium aegyptium's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 10(1)[13].
  • Dactyloctenium aegyptium's described by source is recorded as Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands[14].
  • Dactyloctenium aegyptium's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=13133[15].
  • Dactyloctenium aegyptium's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'D. aegyptium'}[16].
  • Dactyloctenium aegyptium is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Egyptian grass'}[17].
  • Dactyloctenium aegyptium is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '龍爪茅'}[18].
  • Dactyloctenium aegyptium is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'hřebenatka egyptská'}[19].
  • Dactyloctenium aegyptium is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '龙爪茅'}[20].
  • Dactyloctenium aegyptium is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '龙爪茅'}[21].
  • Dactyloctenium aegyptium is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紫金龙'}[22].
  • Dactyloctenium aegyptium is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Durban crowfoot grass'}[23].
  • Dactyloctenium aegyptium's NatureServe conservation status is recorded as secure[24].
  • Dactyloctenium aegyptium's has fruit type is recorded as grain[25].
  • Dactyloctenium aegyptium's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[26].
  • Dactyloctenium aegyptium's taxon author citation is recorded as (L.) Willd.[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Dactyloctenium aegyptium is Dactyloctenium aegyptium[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Dactyloctenium[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Egyptian grass'}[17], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '龍爪茅'}[18], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'hřebenatka egyptská'}[19], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '龙爪茅'}[20], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '龙爪茅'}[21], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紫金龙'}[22].

Identifiers

Dactyloctenium aegyptium's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 76599[28]. Dactyloctenium aegyptium's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 270102[29]. Dactyloctenium aegyptium's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1114879[30]. Dactyloctenium aegyptium's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2706188[31]. Dactyloctenium aegyptium's ITIS TSN is recorded as 41630[32].

Why It Matters

Dactyloctenium aegyptium has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Biodiversity Heritage Library. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Illinois Plants: Wild Plants of the Prairie State. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved . explorer.natureserve.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [25] . Illinois Plants: Wild Plants of the Prairie State. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · HsfBot · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has fruit type grain
    Has basionym Cynosurus aegyptius
    Described by source Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 10(1), Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands
    Taxon rank species
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Add Indonesian Wikipedia sitelink: [[id:Dactyloctenium aegyptium]]"
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