Corylus

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q145889
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Corylus

Summary

Corylus is a taxon[1]. Corylus ranks in the top 0.55% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,771 views/month, #1,083 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Corylus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Corylus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Corylus belongs to the parent taxon Betulaceae[5].
  • Corylus's scientific name is Corylus[6].
  • Corylus is a type of tree[7].
  • Corylus is a type of shrub[8].
  • Corylus's Commons category is recorded as Corylus[9].
  • The taxonomic type of Corylus is Corylus avellana[10].
  • Corylus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Corylus[11].
  • Corylus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Corylus's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Corylus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 21[14].
  • Corylus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15].
  • Corylus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16].
  • Corylus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17].
  • Corylus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18].
  • Corylus's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[19].
  • Corylus's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[20].
  • Corylus's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12[21].
  • Corylus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Corylus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=2962[23].
  • Corylus's this taxon is source of is recorded as hazelnut[24].
  • Corylus's this taxon is source of is recorded as hazel wood[25].
  • Corylus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'hazelnut'}[26].
  • Corylus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Avellaner'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Corylus is Corylus[6]. Corylus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Corylus belongs to the parent taxon Betulaceae[5]. The taxonomic type of Corylus is Corylus avellana[10]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'hazelnut'}[26], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Avellaner'}[27], {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'Cneuen gyll'}[28], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Hassel'}[29], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hasel'}[30], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hazel'}[31].

Identifiers

Corylus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 53373[32]. Corylus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 13450[33]. Corylus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 29892[34]. Corylus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2875967[35]. Corylus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 19505[36].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Corylus include Oreshnik[37], a missile model[38].

Why It Matters

Corylus ranks in the top 0.55% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,771 views/month, #1,083 of 195,241).[2] Corylus has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Corylus is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Entities named for Corylus include Oreshnik[37], a missile model[38].

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. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [33] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [36] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [34] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [35] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 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] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank genus
    Aliases
    Taxonomic type Corylus avellana
    Parent taxon Betulaceae
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