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Imperata cylindrica

species of grass in the family Poaceae
Taxon taxon Q693409
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Imperata cylindrica

Summary

Imperata cylindrica is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,487 views/month, #1,381 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Imperata cylindrica's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Imperata cylindrica is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Imperata cylindrica is classified within Imperata[5].
  • Imperata cylindrica's scientific name is Imperata cylindrica[6].
  • Imperata cylindrica is a type of perennial plant[7].
  • Imperata cylindrica is used for brewing[8].
  • Imperata cylindrica is used for medicinal plant[9].
  • Imperata cylindrica is used for food[10].
  • Imperata cylindrica is used for building material[11].
  • Imperata cylindrica's Commons category is recorded as Imperata cylindrica[12].
  • Imperata cylindrica's has basionym is recorded as Lagurus cylindricus[13].
  • Imperata cylindrica's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Imperata cylindrica[14].
  • Imperata cylindrica's Commons gallery is recorded as Imperata cylindrica[15].
  • Imperata cylindrica's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/c87068b8-7db7-49bf-b33e-eb51ffbe6345[16].
  • Imperata cylindrica's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[17].
  • Imperata cylindrica's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[18].
  • Imperata cylindrica's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 10(2)[19].
  • Imperata cylindrica's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=19864[20].
  • Imperata cylindrica's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'I. cylindrica'}[21].
  • Imperata cylindrica is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'cogongrass'}[22].
  • Imperata cylindrica is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '白茅'}[23].
  • Imperata cylindrica is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '白茅'}[24].
  • Imperata cylindrica is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '白茅根'}[25].
  • Imperata cylindrica is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '大白茅（丝茅）'}[26].
  • Imperata cylindrica is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '黄茅根'}[27].

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Classification

Imperata cylindrica's scientific name is Imperata cylindrica[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Imperata[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'cogongrass'}[22], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '白茅'}[23], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '白茅'}[24], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '白茅根'}[25], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '大白茅（丝茅）'}[26], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '黄茅根'}[27].

Identifiers

Imperata cylindrica's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 164056[28]. Imperata cylindrica's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 80369[29]. Imperata cylindrica's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1114980[30]. Imperata cylindrica's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5289712[31]. Imperata cylindrica's ITIS TSN is recorded as 41788[32].

Why It Matters

Imperata cylindrica ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,487 views/month, #1,381 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

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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. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . A plant species list dataset for urban area of Beijing, China 2007 – 2020. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . 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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