Mimosa pudica

species of plant in the family Fabaceae
Taxon taxon Q148532
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Mimosa pudica

Summary

Mimosa pudica is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.3% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,987 views/month, #579 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mimosa pudica's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Mimosa pudica is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Mimosa pudica's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Mimosa pudica is classified within Mimosa[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Mimosa pudica is Mimosa pudica[7].
  • Mimosa pudica is a type of perennial plant[8].
  • Mimosa pudica is used for medicinal plant[9].
  • Mimosa pudica's Commons category is recorded as Mimosa pudica[10].
  • Mimosa pudica's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mimosa pudica[11].
  • Mimosa pudica's Commons gallery is recorded as Mimosa pudica[12].
  • Mimosa pudica's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[13].
  • Mimosa pudica's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[14].
  • Mimosa pudica's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 39[15].
  • Mimosa pudica's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=24405[16].
  • Mimosa pudica's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. pudica'}[17].
  • Mimosa pudica is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'shameplant'}[18].
  • Mimosa pudica is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Tuntokasvi'}[19].
  • Mimosa pudica is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Sensitive'}[20].
  • Mimosa pudica is commonly known as {'lang': 'ml', 'text': 'തൊട്ടാവാടി'}[21].
  • Mimosa pudica is commonly known as {'lang': 'si', 'text': 'නිදිකුම්බා'}[22].
  • Mimosa pudica is commonly known as {'lang': 'ta', 'text': 'தொட்டாற் சுருங்கி'}[23].
  • Mimosa pudica is commonly known as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Küstüm otu'}[24].
  • Mimosa pudica is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '含羞草'}[25].
  • Mimosa pudica is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sensitive Plant'}[26].
  • Mimosa pudica is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '含羞草'}[27].

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Classification

Mimosa pudica's scientific name is Mimosa pudica[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Mimosa[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'shameplant'}[18], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Tuntokasvi'}[19], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Sensitive'}[20], {'lang': 'ml', 'text': 'തൊട്ടാവാടി'}[21], {'lang': 'si', 'text': 'නිදිකුම්බා'}[22], and {'lang': 'ta', 'text': 'தொட்டாற் சுருங்கி'}[23].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 51921[28] and 241729[29]. Mimosa pudica's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 76306[30]. Mimosa pudica's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 417449[31]. Mimosa pudica's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2969284[32]. Mimosa pudica's ITIS TSN is recorded as 26790[33].

Why It Matters

Mimosa pudica ranks in the top 0.3% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,987 views/month, #579 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . A plant species list dataset for urban area of Beijing, China 2007 – 2020. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [33] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [32] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . 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] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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