Dracaena

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q158009
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Dracaena

Summary

Dracaena is a taxon[1]. Dracaena ranks in the top 0.48% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,600 views/month, #942 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dracaena's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Dracaena is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Dracaena belongs to the parent taxon Nolanoideae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Dracaena is Dracaena[6].
  • Dracaena's Commons category is recorded as Dracaena[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Dracaena is Dracaena draco[8].
  • Dracaena's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dracaena (plant)[9].
  • Dracaena's Commons gallery is recorded as Dracaena[10].
  • Dracaena's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[11].
  • Dracaena's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 14[12].
  • Dracaena's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
  • Dracaena's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[14].
  • Dracaena's taxon synonym is recorded as Pleomele[15].
  • Dracaena's taxon synonym is recorded as Sansevieria[16].
  • Dracaena's taxon synonym is recorded as Terminalis[17].
  • Dracaena's taxon synonym is recorded as Chrysodracon[18].
  • Dracaena's taxon synonym is recorded as Acyntha[19].
  • Dracaena's taxon synonym is recorded as Draco[20].
  • Dracaena's taxon synonym is recorded as Sanseverinia[21].
  • Dracaena's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=3962[22].
  • Dracaena is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dragon trees'}[23].
  • Dracaena is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Traakkipuut eli lohikäärmepuut'}[24].
  • Dracaena is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Dracenasläktet'}[25].
  • Dracaena is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Drachenbäume'}[26].
  • Dracaena is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'أيدع'}[27].

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Classification

Dracaena's scientific name is Dracaena[6]. Dracaena is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Dracaena belongs to the parent taxon Nolanoideae[5]. The taxonomic type of Dracaena is Dracaena draco[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dragon trees'}[23], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Traakkipuut eli lohikäärmepuut'}[24], {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Dracenasläktet'}[25], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Drachenbäume'}[26], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'أيدع'}[27], and {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Drasena'}[28].

Identifiers

Dracaena's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 124826[29]. Dracaena's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 39502[30]. Dracaena's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2752062[31]. Dracaena's ITIS TSN is recorded as 500631[32].

Why It Matters

Dracaena ranks in the top 0.48% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,600 views/month, #942 of 195,241).[2] Dracaena has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Dracaena is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [30] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera. Retrieved . legacy.tropicos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . Plants of the World Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . Plants of the World Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . Plants of the World Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . 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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