Linum

Summary

Linum is a taxon^[1]. Linum ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (478 views/month, #1,545 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Linum received the medicinal plant of the year^[3].
• Linum's instance of is recorded as taxon^[4].
• Linum is classified at the rank of genus^[5].
• Linum belongs to the parent taxon Linaceae^[6].
• Linum's scientific name is Linum^[7].
• Linum is used for flax^[8].
• Linum's Commons category is recorded as Linum^[9].
• The taxonomic type of Linum is Linum usitatissimum^[10].
• Linum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Linum^[11].
• Linum's Commons gallery is recorded as Linum^[12].
• Linum's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[13].
• Linum's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• Linum's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[15].
• Linum's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[16].
• Linum's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 43(1)^[17].
• Linum's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[18].
• Linum's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[19].
• Linum's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=6875^[20].
• Linum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'flax'}^[21].
• Linum is commonly known as {'lang': 'ba', 'text': 'Етен'}^[22].
• Linum is commonly known as {'lang': 'sgs', 'text': 'Lins'}^[23].
• Linum is commonly known as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Лён'}^[24].
• Linum is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Лен'}^[25].
• Linum is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'len'}^[26].
• Linum is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Hør'}^[27].

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Classification

Linum's scientific name is Linum^[7]. Linum is classified at the rank of genus^[5]. Linum is classified within Linaceae^[6]. The taxonomic type of Linum is Linum usitatissimum^[10]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'flax'}^[21], {'lang': 'ba', 'text': 'Етен'}^[22], {'lang': 'sgs', 'text': 'Lins'}^[23], {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Лён'}^[24], {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Лен'}^[25], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'len'}^[26].

Identifiers

Linum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4005^[28]. Linum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 40414^[29]. Linum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2873855^[30]. Linum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 29201^[31].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Linum include linoleum^[32], a composite material^[33] and alpha-linolenic acid^[34], a type of chemical entity^[35].

Why It Matters

Linum ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (478 views/month, #1,545 of 195,241).^[2] Linum has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Linum is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for Linum include linoleum^[32], a composite material^[33] and alpha-linolenic acid^[34], a type of chemical entity^[35].

FAQs

What awards did Linum receive?

Honors received include medicinal plant of the year^[3].