Lobelia chinensis

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q3268084
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Lobelia chinensis

Summary

Lobelia chinensis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month, #1,614 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lobelia chinensis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Lobelia chinensis is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Lobelia chinensis belongs to the parent taxon Lobelia[5].
  • Lobelia chinensis's scientific name is Lobelia chinensis[6].
  • Lobelia chinensis is used for medicinal plant[7].
  • Lobelia chinensis is used for drink[8].
  • Lobelia chinensis's Commons category is recorded as Lobelia chinensis[9].
  • Lobelia chinensis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lobelia chinensis[10].
  • Lobelia chinensis's Commons gallery is recorded as Lobelia chinensis[11].
  • Lobelia chinensis's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[12].
  • Lobelia chinensis's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[13].
  • Lobelia chinensis's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 73(2)[14].
  • Lobelia chinensis's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=423459[15].
  • Lobelia chinensis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. chinensis'}[16].
  • Lobelia chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chinese lobelia'}[17].
  • Lobelia chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '半邊蓮'}[18].
  • Lobelia chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '鐮麼仔草'}[19].
  • Lobelia chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '水仙花草'}[20].
  • Lobelia chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '半边莲'}[21].
  • Lobelia chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '瓜仁草'}[22].
  • Lobelia chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '急解索'}[23].
  • Lobelia chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '细米草'}[24].
  • Lobelia chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '半边莲'}[25].
  • Lobelia chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chinese Lobelia'}[26].
  • Lobelia chinensis's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[27].

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Classification

Lobelia chinensis's scientific name is Lobelia chinensis[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Lobelia[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chinese lobelia'}[17], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '半邊蓮'}[18], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '鐮麼仔草'}[19], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '水仙花草'}[20], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '半边莲'}[21], and {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '瓜仁草'}[22].

Identifiers

Lobelia chinensis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 224052[28]. Lobelia chinensis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 368926[29]. Lobelia chinensis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 482248[30]. Lobelia chinensis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5409093[31]. Lobelia chinensis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 507722[32].

Why It Matters

Lobelia chinensis ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month, #1,614 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 73(2). wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 73(2). wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 73(2). wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Flora of New Jersey Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Has use medicinal plant, drink
    Taxon rank species
    Taxon range People's Republic of China, Shanghai, Fujian +2
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