Daphne

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q122990
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Daphne

Summary

Daphne is a taxon[1]. Daphne ranks in the top 0.68% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (754 views/month, #1,326 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Daphne's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Daphne is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Daphne is named after Daphne[5].
  • Daphne belongs to the parent taxon Thymelaeaceae[6].
  • Daphne's scientific name is Daphne[7].
  • Daphne's Commons category is recorded as Daphne (Thymelaeaceae)[8].
  • The taxonomic type of Daphne is Daphne laureola[9].
  • Daphne's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Daphne (plant)[10].
  • Daphne's Commons gallery is recorded as Daphne (Thymelaeaceae)[11].
  • Daphne's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[12].
  • Daphne's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Daphne's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14].
  • Daphne's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 52(1)[15].
  • Daphne's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • Daphne's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=3393[17].
  • Daphne is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'daphne'}[18].
  • Daphne is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'دفنة'}[19].
  • Daphne is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Canavargiləsi'}[20].
  • Daphne is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Бясно дърво'}[21].
  • Daphne is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Dafne'}[22].
  • Daphne is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'lýkovec'}[23].
  • Daphne is commonly known as {'lang': 'csb', 'text': 'Wiczlëna'}[24].
  • Daphne is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Dafne'}[25].
  • Daphne is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Seidelbast'}[26].
  • Daphne is commonly known as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Dafno'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Daphne is Daphne[7]. Daphne is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Daphne is classified within Thymelaeaceae[6]. The taxonomic type of Daphne is Daphne laureola[9]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'daphne'}[18], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'دفنة'}[19], {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Canavargiləsi'}[20], {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Бясно дърво'}[21], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Dafne'}[22], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'lýkovec'}[23].

Discovery and Description

Daphne is named after Daphne[5].

Identifiers

Daphne's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 61316[28]. Daphne's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 66679[29]. Daphne's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 71114[30]. Daphne's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3188453[31]. Daphne's ITIS TSN is recorded as 27125[32].

Why It Matters

Daphne ranks in the top 0.68% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (754 views/month, #1,326 of 195,241).[2] Daphne has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Daphne is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Directory of eponymous plant names - extended edition. Index of Eponymic Plant Names - Extended Edition. Index de Noms éponymiques des Plantes - Édition augmentée.. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomic type Daphne laureola
    Taxon rank genus
    Instance of
    Parent taxon Thymelaeaceae
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