Hamamelis

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q148463
Hamamelis
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Hamamelis

Summary

Hamamelis is a taxon[1]. Hamamelis has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Hamamelis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Hamamelis is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Hamamelis belongs to the parent taxon Hamamelidoideae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Hamamelis is Hamamelis[6].
  • Hamamelis's Commons category is recorded as Hamamelis[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Hamamelis is Hamamelis virginiana[8].
  • Hamamelis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hamamelis[9].
  • Hamamelis's Commons gallery is recorded as Hamamelis[10].
  • Hamamelis's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 35(2)[11].
  • Hamamelis's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • Hamamelis's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=5349[13].
  • Hamamelis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'witchhazel'}[14].
  • Hamamelis is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Troldnød'}[15].
  • Hamamelis is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Zaubernuss'}[16].
  • Hamamelis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Witch-hazel'}[17].
  • Hamamelis is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Taikapähkinät'}[18].
  • Hamamelis is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'マンサク属'}[19].
  • Hamamelis is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Trollhassel'}[20].
  • Hamamelis is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Oczar'}[21].
  • Hamamelis is commonly known as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Cadı fındığı'}[22].
  • Hamamelis is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Nagylevelű csodamogyoró'}[23].
  • Hamamelis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '金缕梅属'}[24].
  • Hamamelis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '金缕梅属'}[25].
  • Hamamelis is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'nepozebnik'}[26].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Hamamelis is Hamamelis[6]. Hamamelis is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Hamamelis belongs to the parent taxon Hamamelidoideae[5]. The taxonomic type of Hamamelis is Hamamelis virginiana[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'witchhazel'}[14], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Troldnød'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Zaubernuss'}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Witch-hazel'}[17], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Taikapähkinät'}[18], and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'マンサク属'}[19].

Identifiers

Hamamelis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 51971[27]. Hamamelis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4395[28]. Hamamelis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 72120[29]. Hamamelis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3152826[30]. Hamamelis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 19031[31].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Hamamelis include Witch Hazel[32], a fictional human[33] and 9053 Hamamelis[34], an asteroid[35].

Why It Matters

Hamamelis has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Hamamelis is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for Hamamelis include Witch Hazel[32], a fictional human[33] and 9053 Hamamelis[34], an asteroid[35].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . 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] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 35(2). wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Lexicon of Plant Riches. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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