Eleocharis dulcis

grass-like sedge grown for its edible corms
Taxon taxon Q932664
Eleocharis dulcis
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Eleocharis dulcis

Summary

Eleocharis dulcis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.45% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,121 views/month, #874 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Eleocharis dulcis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Eleocharis dulcis is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Eleocharis dulcis's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Eleocharis dulcis is classified within Eleocharis[6].
  • Eleocharis dulcis's scientific name is Eleocharis dulcis[7].
  • Eleocharis dulcis is a type of useful plant[8].
  • Eleocharis dulcis is used for food[9].
  • Eleocharis dulcis is used for medicinal plant[10].
  • Eleocharis dulcis is used for fodder[11].
  • Eleocharis dulcis's Commons category is recorded as Eleocharis dulcis[12].
  • Eleocharis dulcis's has basionym is recorded as Andropogon dulcis[13].
  • Eleocharis dulcis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Eleocharis dulcis[14].
  • Eleocharis dulcis's Commons gallery is recorded as Eleocharis dulcis[15].
  • Eleocharis dulcis's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=14976[16].
  • Eleocharis dulcis's this taxon is source of is recorded as water chestnut[17].
  • Eleocharis dulcis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'E. dulcis'}[18].
  • Eleocharis dulcis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chinese water chestnut'}[19].
  • Eleocharis dulcis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '荸荠'}[20].
  • Eleocharis dulcis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '荸荠'}[21].
  • Eleocharis dulcis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '通天草'}[22].
  • Eleocharis dulcis is commonly known as {'lang': 'mk', 'text': 'воден костен'}[23].
  • Eleocharis dulcis's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q22828851[24].
  • Eleocharis dulcis's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[25].
  • Eleocharis dulcis's taxon author citation is recorded as (Burm. f.) Trin. ex Hensch.[26].
  • Eleocharis dulcis's hardiness of plant is recorded as 9[27].

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Classification

Eleocharis dulcis's scientific name is Eleocharis dulcis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Eleocharis[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chinese water chestnut'}[19], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '荸荠'}[20], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '荸荠'}[21], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '通天草'}[22], and {'lang': 'mk', 'text': 'воден костен'}[23].

Identifiers

Eleocharis dulcis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 122977[28]. Eleocharis dulcis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 110284[29]. Eleocharis dulcis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1120264[30]. Eleocharis dulcis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2717712[31]. Eleocharis dulcis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 506699[32].

Why It Matters

Eleocharis dulcis ranks in the top 0.45% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,121 views/month, #874 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Australian Plant Name Index. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . 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] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . 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] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] . missouribotanicalgarden.org. missouribotanicalgarden.org. Provenance: 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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