Mauritia flexuosa

species of palm tree
Taxon taxon Q1016320
Mauritia flexuosa
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Mauritia flexuosa

Summary

Mauritia flexuosa is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (302 views/month, #1,557 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mauritia flexuosa's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Mauritia flexuosa is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Mauritia flexuosa's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Mauritia flexuosa belongs to the parent taxon Mauritia[6].
  • Mauritia flexuosa's scientific name is Mauritia flexuosa[7].
  • Mauritia flexuosa's Commons category is recorded as Mauritia flexuosa[8].
  • Mauritia flexuosa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mauritia flexuosa[9].
  • Mauritia flexuosa's Commons gallery is recorded as Mauritia flexuosa[10].
  • Mauritia flexuosa's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=23489[11].
  • Mauritia flexuosa's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. flexuosa'}[12].
  • Mauritia flexuosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'muriti'}[13].
  • Mauritia flexuosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Buriti-Palme'}[14].
  • Mauritia flexuosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Moriche Palm'}[15].
  • Mauritia flexuosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Maurinpalmu'}[16].
  • Mauritia flexuosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Aguaje'}[17].
  • Mauritia flexuosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Morichepalm'}[18].
  • Mauritia flexuosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'buriti'}[19].
  • Mauritia flexuosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'buritizeiro'}[20].
  • Mauritia flexuosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'carandá-guaçu'}[21].
  • Mauritia flexuosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'carandaí-guaçu'}[22].
  • Mauritia flexuosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'coqueiro-buriti'}[23].
  • Mauritia flexuosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'miriti'}[24].
  • Mauritia flexuosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'muriti'}[25].
  • Mauritia flexuosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'muritim'}[26].
  • Mauritia flexuosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'muruti'}[27].

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Classification

Mauritia flexuosa's scientific name is Mauritia flexuosa[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Mauritia[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'muriti'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Buriti-Palme'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Moriche Palm'}[15], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Maurinpalmu'}[16], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Aguaje'}[17], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Morichepalm'}[18].

Identifiers

Mauritia flexuosa's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 154979[28]. Mauritia flexuosa's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 93293[29]. Mauritia flexuosa's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1138930[30]. Mauritia flexuosa's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5294777[31]. Mauritia flexuosa's ITIS TSN is recorded as 506729[32].

Why It Matters

Mauritia flexuosa ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (302 views/month, #1,557 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 49 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] . iucnredlist.org. iucnredlist.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . 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.
  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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