Metasequoia

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q1825748
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Metasequoia

Summary

Metasequoia is a taxon[1]. Metasequoia ranks in the top 0.68% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (850 views/month, #1,332 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Metasequoia's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Metasequoia is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Metasequoia is classified within Sequoioideae[5].
  • Metasequoia's scientific name is Metasequoia[6].
  • Metasequoia's Commons category is recorded as Metasequoia[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Metasequoia is Metasequoia glyptostroboides[8].
  • Metasequoia began on -70000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Metasequoia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Metasequoia[10].
  • Metasequoia's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 7[11].
  • Metasequoia's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=7510[12].
  • Metasequoia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'dawn redwood'}[13].
  • Metasequoia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '水杉属'}[14].
  • Metasequoia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '水杉属'}[15].
  • Metasequoia is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'metasekvoja'}[16].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Metasequoia is Metasequoia[6]. Metasequoia is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Metasequoia belongs to the parent taxon Sequoioideae[5]. The taxonomic type of Metasequoia is Metasequoia glyptostroboides[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'dawn redwood'}[13], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '水杉属'}[14], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '水杉属'}[15], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'metasekvoja'}[16].

Identifiers

Metasequoia's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 69152[17]. Metasequoia's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3370[18]. Metasequoia's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 96840[19]. Metasequoia's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5284230[20]. Metasequoia's ITIS TSN is recorded as 500630[21].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Metasequoia include Metasequoia[22], a 3D computer graphics software[23], founded in 1999[24].

Why It Matters

Metasequoia ranks in the top 0.68% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (850 views/month, #1,332 of 195,241).[2] Metasequoia has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Metasequoia is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Entities named for Metasequoia include Metasequoia[22], a 3D computer graphics software[23], founded in 1999[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . A new classification and linear sequence of extant gymnosperms. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . A new classification and linear sequence of extant gymnosperms. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . A new classification and linear sequence of extant gymnosperms. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 7. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . A dataset on inventory and geographical distributions of vascular plants in Beijing, China. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Lexicon of Plant Riches. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . 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. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Described by source Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 7
    Taxon rank genus
    Start time -70000000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Instance of taxon
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