Hosta ventricosa

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q1531834
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Hosta ventricosa

Summary

Hosta ventricosa is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month, #1,608 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hosta ventricosa's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Hosta ventricosa is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Hosta ventricosa belongs to the parent taxon Hosta[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Hosta ventricosa is Hosta ventricosa[6].
  • Hosta ventricosa is a type of perennial plant[7].
  • Hosta ventricosa is used for medicinal plant[8].
  • Hosta ventricosa is used for food[9].
  • Hosta ventricosa's Commons category is recorded as Hosta ventricosa[10].
  • Hosta ventricosa's has basionym is recorded as Bryocles ventricosa[11].
  • Hosta ventricosa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hosta ventricosa[12].
  • Hosta ventricosa's Commons gallery is recorded as Hosta ventricosa[13].
  • Hosta ventricosa's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 14[14].
  • Hosta ventricosa's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=19378[15].
  • Hosta ventricosa's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'H. ventricosa'}[16].
  • Hosta ventricosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'blue plantain lily'}[17].
  • Hosta ventricosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Klockfunkia'}[18].
  • Hosta ventricosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '紫萼'}[19].
  • Hosta ventricosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紫萼'}[20].
  • Hosta ventricosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紫玉簪'}[21].
  • Hosta ventricosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紫萼*(紫玉簪)'}[22].
  • Hosta ventricosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紫玉簪根'}[23].
  • Hosta ventricosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紫玉簪叶'}[24].
  • Hosta ventricosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Plantain Lily'}[25].
  • Hosta ventricosa's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[26].
  • Hosta ventricosa's taxon author citation is recorded as Salisb. Stearn[27].

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Classification

Hosta ventricosa's scientific name is Hosta ventricosa[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Hosta[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'blue plantain lily'}[17], {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Klockfunkia'}[18], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '紫萼'}[19], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紫萼'}[20], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紫玉簪'}[21], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紫萼*(紫玉簪)'}[22].

Identifiers

Hosta ventricosa's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 163834[28]. Hosta ventricosa's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 39527[29]. Hosta ventricosa's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1001456[30]. Hosta ventricosa's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2771207[31]. Hosta ventricosa's ITIS TSN is recorded as 42953[32].

Why It Matters

Hosta ventricosa ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month, #1,608 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 12 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] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . A plant species list dataset for urban area of Beijing, China 2007 – 2020. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Community composition and structure of Rhododendron simsii shrubland in the Dawei Mountain, Hunan Province. 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] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . PlantFiles. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] . 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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    Has basionym Bryocles ventricosa
    Parent taxon Hosta
    Has use medicinal plant, food
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