Malva

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q147325
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Malva

Summary

Malva is a taxon[1]. Malva ranks in the top 0.56% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,569 views/month, #1,094 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Malva's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Malva is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Malva belongs to the parent taxon Malveae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Malva is Malva[6].
  • Malva is a type of flowering plant[7].
  • Malva's Commons category is recorded as Malva[8].
  • The taxonomic type of Malva is Malva sylvestris[9].
  • Malva's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Malva[10].
  • Malva's Commons gallery is recorded as Malva[11].
  • Malva's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • Malva's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 49(2)[13].
  • Malva's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14].
  • Malva's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • Malva's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=7216[16].
  • Malva is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'mallow'}[17].
  • Malva is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'خبازة'}[18].
  • Malva is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Əməköməci'}[19].
  • Malva is commonly known as {'lang': 'ba', 'text': 'Бесәй тырнағы'}[20].
  • Malva is commonly known as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Мальва'}[21].
  • Malva is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'sléz'}[22].
  • Malva is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Katost'}[23].
  • Malva is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Malven'}[24].
  • Malva is commonly known as {'lang': 'dsb', 'text': 'Slěz'}[25].
  • Malva is commonly known as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Malvo'}[26].
  • Malva is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Kassinaeris'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Malva is Malva[6]. Malva is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Malva is classified within Malveae[5]. The taxonomic type of Malva is Malva sylvestris[9]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'mallow'}[17], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'خبازة'}[18], {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Əməköməci'}[19], {'lang': 'ba', 'text': 'Бесәй тырнағы'}[20], {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Мальва'}[21], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'sléz'}[22].

Identifiers

Malva's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 96479[28]. Malva's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 61013[29]. Malva's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3152364[30]. Malva's ITIS TSN is recorded as 21832[31].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Malva include malachite[32], a mineral species[33] and mauve[34], a color[35].

Why It Matters

Malva ranks in the top 0.56% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,569 views/month, #1,094 of 195,241).[2] Malva has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Malva is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for Malva include malachite[32], a mineral species[33] and mauve[34], a color[35].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Taxon rank → genus
    Different from → flower
    Topic's main category → Category:Malva
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