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Epidendrum

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q133728
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Epidendrum

Summary

Epidendrum is a taxon[1]. Epidendrum ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109 views/month, #1,582 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Epidendrum's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Epidendrum is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Epidendrum is classified within Q143086[5].
  • Epidendrum's scientific name is Epidendrum[6].
  • Epidendrum's Commons category is recorded as Epidendrum[7].
  • Epidendrum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Epidendrum[8].
  • Epidendrum's Commons gallery is recorded as Epidendrum[9].
  • Epidendrum's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=4304[10].
  • Epidendrum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Star orchids'}[11].
  • Epidendrum is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Orquídeas estrellas'}[12].
  • Epidendrum is commonly known as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Epidendras'}[13].
  • Epidendrum is commonly known as {'lang': 'mrj', 'text': 'Эпидендрум'}[14].
  • Epidendrum is commonly known as {'lang': 'qu', 'text': 'Wiñay wayna'}[15].
  • Epidendrum is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Эпидендрум'}[16].
  • Epidendrum is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'กล้วยไม้ดาว'}[17].
  • Epidendrum is commonly known as {'lang': 'udm', 'text': 'Эпидендрум'}[18].
  • Epidendrum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '树兰属'}[19].

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Classification

Epidendrum's scientific name is Epidendrum[6]. Epidendrum is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Epidendrum is classified within Q143086[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Star orchids'}[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Orquídeas estrellas'}[12], {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Epidendras'}[13], {'lang': 'mrj', 'text': 'Эпидендрум'}[14], {'lang': 'qu', 'text': 'Wiñay wayna'}[15], and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Эпидендрум'}[16].

Identifiers

Epidendrum's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 54884[20]. Epidendrum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 38234[21]. Epidendrum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 17273[22]. Epidendrum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5297341[23]. Epidendrum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 43555[24].

Why It Matters

Epidendrum ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109 views/month, #1,582 of 195,241).[2] Epidendrum has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Epidendrum is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . An updated classification of Orchidaceae. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [21] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [24] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Q143086
    Taxon rank → genus
    Instance of → taxon
    Instance of → —
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