Lycium chinense

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q141303
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Lycium chinense

Summary

Lycium chinense is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (544 views/month, #1,545 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lycium chinense's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Lycium chinense is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Lycium chinense belongs to the parent taxon Lycium[5].
  • Lycium chinense's scientific name is Lycium chinense[6].
  • Lycium chinense is a type of shrub[7].
  • Lycium chinense is a type of useful plant[8].
  • Lycium chinense is used for medicinal plant[9].
  • Lycium chinense is used for vegetable[10].
  • Lycium chinense's Commons category is recorded as Lycium chinense[11].
  • Lycium chinense's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lycium chinense[12].
  • Lycium chinense's Commons gallery is recorded as Lycium chinense[13].
  • Lycium chinense's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[14].
  • Lycium chinense's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[15].
  • Lycium chinense's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 67(1)[16].
  • Lycium chinense's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=22942[17].
  • Lycium chinense's this taxon is source of is recorded as Lycii Cortex[18].
  • Lycium chinense's this taxon is source of is recorded as Lycii Fructus[19].
  • Lycium chinense's this taxon is source of is recorded as goji[20].
  • Lycium chinense's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. chinense'}[21].
  • Lycium chinense is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Chinesischer Bocksdorn'}[22].
  • Lycium chinense is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chinese desert-thorn'}[23].
  • Lycium chinense is commonly known as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Λύκιο το σινικό'}[24].
  • Lycium chinense is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Kiinanpukinpensas'}[25].
  • Lycium chinense is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Lyciet de Chine'}[26].
  • Lycium chinense is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '枸杞'}[27].

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Classification

Lycium chinense's scientific name is Lycium chinense[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Lycium[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Chinesischer Bocksdorn'}[22], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chinese desert-thorn'}[23], {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Λύκιο το σινικό'}[24], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Kiinanpukinpensas'}[25], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Lyciet de Chine'}[26], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '枸杞'}[27].

Identifiers

Lycium chinense's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 164955[28]. Lycium chinense's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 112883[29]. Lycium chinense's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 581046[30]. Lycium chinense's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2928809[31]. Lycium chinense's ITIS TSN is recorded as 30538[32].

Why It Matters

Lycium chinense ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (544 views/month, #1,545 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Species cataloging of vascular plants in Ningxia, northwestern China. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . perennialagriculture.institute. perennialagriculture.institute. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. perennialagriculture.institute. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . 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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