Morus

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q44789
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Morus

Summary

Morus is a taxon[1]. Morus ranks in the top 0.18% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,053 views/month, #345 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Morus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Morus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Morea is named after Morus[5].
  • Morus belongs to the parent taxon Moraceae[6].
  • Morus's scientific name is Morus[7].
  • Morus is a type of tree[8].
  • Morus's Commons category is recorded as Morus[9].
  • The taxonomic type of Morus is Morus nigra[10].
  • Morus's color is recorded as red[11].
  • Morus's color is recorded as purple[12].
  • Morus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Morus (plant)[13].
  • Morus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Morus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • Morus's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[16].
  • Morus's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[17].
  • Morus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18].
  • Morus's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[19].
  • Morus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=7821[20].
  • Morus's this taxon is source of is recorded as mulberry[21].
  • Morus's this taxon is source of is recorded as mulberry wood[22].
  • Morus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'mulberry'}[23].
  • Morus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Moerbei'}[24].
  • Morus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '桑属'}[25].
  • Morus is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'murva'}[26].
  • Morus's has fruit type is recorded as drupe[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Morus is Morus[7]. Morus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Morus belongs to the parent taxon Moraceae[6]. The taxonomic type of Morus is Morus nigra[10]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'mulberry'}[23], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Moerbei'}[24], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '桑属'}[25], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'murva'}[26].

Discovery and Description

Morea is named after Morus[5]. Things named for Morus include mulberry[28], a color[29] and Fossar de les Moreres[30], a square[31], in Spain[32].

Identifiers

Morus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 56091[33]. Morus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3497[34]. Morus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 72690[35]. Morus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2984545[36]. Morus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 19064[37].

Why It Matters

Morus ranks in the top 0.18% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,053 views/month, #345 of 195,241).[2] Morus has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Morus is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for Morus include mulberry[28], a color[29] and Fossar de les Moreres[30], a square[31], in Spain[32].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Directory of eponymous plant names - extended edition. Index of Eponymic Plant Names - Extended Edition. Index de Noms éponymiques des Plantes - Édition augmentée.. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [34] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [37] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [35] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [36] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . 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] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . 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. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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