Hoya

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q157749
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Hoya

Summary

Hoya is a taxon[1]. Hoya ranks in the top 0.54% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,668 views/month, #1,049 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hoya's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Hoya is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Hoya belongs to the parent taxon Marsdenieae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Hoya is Hoya[6].
  • Hoya's Commons category is recorded as Hoya (genus)[7].
  • Hoya's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hoya[8].
  • Hoya's Commons gallery is recorded as Hoya[9].
  • Hoya's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 63[10].
  • Hoya's taxon synonym is recorded as Codonanthus[11].
  • Hoya's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=5823[12].
  • Hoya is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Хоя'}[13].
  • Hoya is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wachsblumen'}[14].
  • Hoya is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Waxflowers'}[15].
  • Hoya is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Plantas de cera'}[16].
  • Hoya is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Vahalill'}[17].
  • Hoya is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Posliinikukat'}[18].
  • Hoya is commonly known as {'lang': 'hsb', 'text': 'Wóskowka'}[19].
  • Hoya is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Viaszvirág'}[20].
  • Hoya is commonly known as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Vaškuolė'}[21].
  • Hoya is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Хойя'}[22].
  • Hoya is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Porslinsblomssläktet'}[23].
  • Hoya is commonly known as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Mum çiçeği'}[24].
  • Hoya is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Wasplant'}[25].
  • Hoya is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '球兰属'}[26].
  • Hoya is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '球兰属'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Hoya is Hoya[6]. Hoya is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Hoya belongs to the parent taxon Marsdenieae[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Хоя'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wachsblumen'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Waxflowers'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Plantas de cera'}[16], {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Vahalill'}[17], and {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Posliinikukat'}[18].

Identifiers

Hoya's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 129527[28]. Hoya's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 52831[29]. Hoya's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3170437[30]. Hoya's ITIS TSN is recorded as 30358[31].

Why It Matters

Hoya ranks in the top 0.54% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,668 views/month, #1,049 of 195,241).[2] Hoya has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Hoya is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . An updated classification for Apocynaceae. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . An updated classification for Apocynaceae. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . An updated classification for Apocynaceae. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 63. wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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