Lens culinaris

Summary

Lens culinaris is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.17% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,295 views/month, #330 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lens culinaris's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Lens culinaris is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Lens culinaris belongs to the parent taxon Lens^[5].
• Lens culinaris's scientific name is Lens culinaris^[6].
• Lens culinaris is a type of useful plant^[7].
• Lens culinaris is used for fodder^[8].
• Lens culinaris is used for food^[9].
• Lens culinaris is used for medicinal plant^[10].
• Lens culinaris's Commons category is recorded as Vicia culinaris^[11].
• Lens culinaris's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vicia culinaris^[12].
• Lens culinaris's Commons gallery is recorded as Lens culinaris^[13].
• Lens culinaris's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao^[14].
• Lens culinaris's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 42(2)^[15].
• Lens culinaris's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[16].
• Lens culinaris's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge^[17].
• Lens culinaris's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=411141^[18].
• Lens culinaris's this taxon is source of is recorded as lentil^[19].
• Lens culinaris's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. culinaris'}^[20].
• Lens culinaris is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'corbysen'}^[21].
• Lens culinaris is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'lentil'}^[22].
• Lens culinaris is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Linse'}^[23].
• Lens culinaris is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Lenteja'}^[24].
• Lens culinaris is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kylvövirvilä'}^[25].
• Lens culinaris is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Linssi'}^[26].
• Lens culinaris is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'rokkalinssi'}^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Lens culinaris is Lens culinaris^[6]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Lens^[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'corbysen'}^[21], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'lentil'}^[22], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Linse'}^[23], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Lenteja'}^[24], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kylvövirvilä'}^[25], and {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Linssi'}^[26].

Identifiers

Lens culinaris's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 57305^[28]. Lens culinaris's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3864^[29]. Lens culinaris's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 647510^[30]. Lens culinaris's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5350010^[31]. Lens culinaris's ITIS TSN is recorded as 503364^[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Lens culinaris include Mess of pottage^[33], a Bible story^[34].

Why It Matters

Lens culinaris ranks in the top 0.17% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,295 views/month, #330 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for it include Mess of pottage^[33], a Bible story^[34].