Leptochloa chinensis

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Leptochloa chinensis

Summary

Leptochloa chinensis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #1,626 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Leptochloa chinensis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Leptochloa chinensis is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Leptochloa chinensis belongs to the parent taxon Leptochloa[5].
  • Leptochloa chinensis's scientific name is Leptochloa chinensis[6].
  • Leptochloa chinensis is used for fodder[7].
  • Leptochloa chinensis is used for medicinal plant[8].
  • Leptochloa chinensis's Commons category is recorded as Dinebra chinensis[9].
  • Leptochloa chinensis's has basionym is recorded as Poa chinensis[10].
  • Leptochloa chinensis's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 10(1)[11].
  • Leptochloa chinensis's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=21778[12].
  • Leptochloa chinensis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. chinensis'}[13].
  • Leptochloa chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chinese sprangletop'}[14].
  • Leptochloa chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '千金子'}[15].
  • Leptochloa chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '千金子'}[16].
  • Leptochloa chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '油草'}[17].
  • Leptochloa chinensis's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[18].
  • Leptochloa chinensis's taxon author citation is recorded as (L.) Nees[19].
  • Leptochloa chinensis's taxon author citation is recorded as Nees[20].
  • Leptochloa chinensis's taxon range is recorded as People's Republic of China[21].
  • Leptochloa chinensis's taxon range is recorded as Shanghai[22].
  • Leptochloa chinensis's taxon range is recorded as Fujian[23].
  • Leptochloa chinensis's taxon range is recorded as Guangdong[24].
  • Leptochloa chinensis's taxon range is recorded as Zhoushan Archipelago[25].

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Classification

Leptochloa chinensis's scientific name is Leptochloa chinensis[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Leptochloa[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chinese sprangletop'}[14], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '千金子'}[15], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '千金子'}[16], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '油草'}[17].

Identifiers

Leptochloa chinensis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 208809[26]. Leptochloa chinensis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1115438[27]. Leptochloa chinensis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2703873[28]. Leptochloa chinensis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 503388[29].

Why It Matters

Leptochloa chinensis ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #1,626 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

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 Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [27] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [28] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  19. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . A dataset on inventory and geographical distributions of vascular plants in Beijing, China. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . A dataset on inventory and geographical distributions of higher plants in Guangdong, China. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Island area and climate jointly impact seed plant richness patterns across the Zhoushan Archipelago. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has basionym → Poa chinensis
    Instance of → taxon
    Parent taxon → Leptochloa
    Apni id → 239616
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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