Juniperus

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q25662
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Juniperus

Summary

Juniperus is a taxon[1]. Juniperus ranks in the top 0.29% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,030 views/month, #560 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Juniperus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Juniperus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Juniperus belongs to the parent taxon Cupressaceae[5].
  • Juniperus belongs to the parent taxon Juniperoideae[6].
  • Juniperus belongs to the parent taxon Cupressoideae[7].
  • Juniperus's scientific name is Juniperus[8].
  • Juniperus is a type of tree[9].
  • Juniperus is used for spice[10].
  • Juniperus's Commons category is recorded as Juniperus[11].
  • The taxonomic type of Juniperus is Juniperus communis[12].
  • Juniperus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Juniperus[13].
  • Juniperus's Commons gallery is recorded as Juniperus[14].
  • Juniperus's described by source is recorded as Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[15].
  • Juniperus's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Juniperus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17].
  • Juniperus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 7[18].
  • Juniperus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Juniperus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Juniperus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[21].
  • Juniperus's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[22].
  • Juniperus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23].
  • Juniperus's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[24].
  • Juniperus's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[25].
  • Juniperus's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[26].
  • Juniperus's taxon synonym is recorded as Sabina[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Juniperus is Juniperus[8]. Juniperus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Cupressaceae[5], Juniperoideae[6], and Cupressoideae[7]. The taxonomic type of Juniperus is Juniperus communis[12]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'juniper'}[28], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Juniperus'}[29], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '刺柏属'}[30], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '刺柏属'}[31].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 47574[32] and 701535[33]. Juniperus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 13100[34]. Juniperus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 14001[35]. Juniperus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2684359[36]. Juniperus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 18047[37].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Juniperus include Cedar City[38], a city in the United States[39], in United States[40], founded in 1851[41]; Cedar Fort[42], a town in the United States[43], in United States[44], founded in 1852[45]; and Cedar Hills[46], a city in the United States[47], in United States[48], founded in 1974[49].

Why It Matters

Juniperus ranks in the top 0.29% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,030 views/month, #560 of 195,241).[2] Juniperus has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] Juniperus is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

Entities named for Juniperus include Cedar City[38], a city in the United States[39], in United States[40], founded in 1851[41]; Cedar Fort[42], a town in the United States[43], in United States[44], founded in 1852[45]; and Cedar Hills[46], a city in the United States[47], in United States[48], founded in 1974[49].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [4] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . A new classification and linear sequence of extant gymnosperms. wikidata.org.
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  11. [34] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [37] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [35] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [36] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, 13. Band: Gymnospermae. wikidata.org.
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  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . A new classification and linear sequence of extant gymnosperms. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 7. wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [46] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [49] . 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. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Aliases
    Subclass of
    Parent taxon Cupressaceae, Juniperoideae, Cupressoideae
    Described by source Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia, New Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947) +9
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