Mespilus germanica

species of plant medlar
Taxon taxon Q146186
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Summary

Mespilus germanica is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.49% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,797 views/month, #963 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Mespilus[5]
  • Taxon name: Mespilus germanica[6]
  • Subclass of: fruit tree[7]
  • Commons category: Crataegus germanica[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Crataegus germanica[9]
  • Commons gallery: Crataegus germanica[10]
  • Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12], Ботанический словарь[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14]
  • Taxon synonym: Crataegus germanica[15]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=24182[16]
  • This taxon is source of: medlar[17]
  • Short name: M. germanica[18]
  • Taxon common name: Echte Mispel[19], Medlar[20], زعرور جرماني[21], Alman əzgili[22], Обикновена мушмула[23], Nespler[24], mišpule obecná[25], Merysbren[26], Mispel[27], Pšawa wušpula[28], Μεσπιλέα η γερμανική[29], Mespilujo[30], Níspero[31], Harilik astelpihlakas[32]

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Identifiers

Mespilus germanica's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 36616[33]. Mespilus germanica's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 633332[34]. Mespilus germanica's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3031774[35]. Mespilus germanica's ITIS TSN is recorded as 506235[36].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Mespilus germanica include Kato Polemidia[37], a municipalities of Cyprus Republic[38], in Cyprus[39] and Pano Polemidia[40], a community of Cyprus Republic[41], in Cyprus[42].

Why It Matters

Mespilus germanica has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Entities named for it include Kato Polemidia[37], a municipalities of Cyprus Republic[38], in Cyprus[39] and Pano Polemidia[40], a community of Cyprus Republic[41], in Cyprus[42].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [42] ↑ . 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. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Royal horticultural society plant id → 11088
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Royal horticultural society plant id: 11088, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/272133|batch #272133]]"
  2. 8w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → C3335
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Verbaalpina id: C3335, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786955435161"
  3. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → —
    Biblissima authority id → AGG
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q292307, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
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