Lablab purpureus

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q1077410
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Summary

Lablab purpureus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,546 views/month, #1,440 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Parent taxon: Lablab[4]
  • Taxon name: Lablab purpureus[5]
  • Subclass of: vegetable[6], medicinal plant[7]
  • Has use: fodder[8]
  • Commons category: Lablab purpureus[9]
  • Has basionym: Dolichos purpureus[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Lablab purpureus[11]
  • Commons gallery: Lablab purpureus[12]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[13]
  • Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 41[14]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=104887[15]
  • Short name: L. purpureus[16]
  • Taxon common name: hyacinthbean[17], Hjelmbønne[18], Faselbohne[19], Hyacinth bean[20], Hyasinttipapu[21], அவரை[22], 鵲豆[23], 扁豆[24], 藊豆[25], 火镰扁豆[26], 膨皮豆[27], 扁豆花[28], 白扁豆[29], 扁豆一种[30]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[31]
  • Taxon author citation: L. Sweet[32], (L.) Sweet[33]

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Identifiers

Lablab purpureus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 146816[34]. Lablab purpureus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 35936[35]. Lablab purpureus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 644742[36]. Lablab purpureus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2952236[37]. Lablab purpureus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 503300[38].

Why It Matters

Lablab purpureus has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 87 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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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. 4w ago · Jkhon0 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → fodder
    Subclass of → vegetable, medicinal plant
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Subclass of: vegetable"
  2. 8w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → —
    Described by source → Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 41
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