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Dioscoreaceae

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Taxon taxon Q161220
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Dioscoreaceae

Summary

Dioscoreaceae is a taxon[1]. Dioscoreaceae ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (283 views/month, #1,572 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dioscoreaceae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Dioscoreaceae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Dioscoreaceae is classified within Liliales[5].
  • Dioscoreaceae belongs to the parent taxon Liliiflorae[6].
  • Dioscoreaceae is classified within Epigynae[7].
  • Dioscoreaceae belongs to the parent taxon Dioscoreales[8].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Dioscoreaceae is Dioscoreaceae[9].
  • Dioscoreaceae's Commons category is recorded as Dioscoreaceae[10].
  • The taxonomic type of Dioscoreaceae is Dioscorea[11].
  • Dioscoreaceae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dioscoreaceae[12].
  • Dioscoreaceae's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13].
  • Dioscoreaceae's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 16(1)[14].
  • Dioscoreaceae's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 16(1)[15].
  • Dioscoreaceae's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomyfamily.aspx?id=372[16].
  • Dioscoreaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Dioscoreàcia'}[17].
  • Dioscoreaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'smldincovité'}[18].
  • Dioscoreaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Yamswurzelgewächse'}[19].
  • Dioscoreaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Dioskoreacoj'}[20].
  • Dioscoreaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Jamssikasvit'}[21].
  • Dioscoreaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'hsb', 'text': 'Tučnokorjenjawkowe rostliny'}[22].
  • Dioscoreaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ヤマノイモ科'}[23].
  • Dioscoreaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'jv', 'text': 'Gadhung'}[24].
  • Dioscoreaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ka', 'text': 'დიოსკორეასებრნი'}[25].
  • Dioscoreaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '마과'}[26].
  • Dioscoreaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Dioskorėjiniai'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Dioscoreaceae is Dioscoreaceae[9]. Dioscoreaceae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Liliales[5], Liliiflorae[6], Epigynae[7], and Dioscoreales[8]. The taxonomic type of Dioscoreaceae is Dioscorea[11]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Dioscoreàcia'}[17], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'smldincovité'}[18], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Yamswurzelgewächse'}[19], {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Dioskoreacoj'}[20], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Jamssikasvit'}[21], and {'lang': 'hsb', 'text': 'Tučnokorjenjawkowe rostliny'}[22].

Identifiers

Dioscoreaceae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 71501[28]. Dioscoreaceae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4671[29]. Dioscoreaceae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 8214[30]. Dioscoreaceae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7694[31]. Dioscoreaceae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 43365[32].

Why It Matters

Dioscoreaceae ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (283 views/month, #1,572 of 195,241).[2] Dioscoreaceae has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Dioscoreaceae is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Handbuch der Systematischen Botanik. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Genera plantarum ad exemplaria imprimis in herbariis kewensibus servata definita. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Liliales, Liliiflorae, Epigynae +1
    Taxon rank → family
    Instance of → taxon
    Has fruit type → capsule, berry
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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