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Nyctaginaceae

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Nyctaginaceae

Summary

Nyctaginaceae is a taxon[1]. Nyctaginaceae ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (213 views/month, #1,550 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nyctaginaceae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Nyctaginaceae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Nyctaginaceae belongs to the parent taxon Centrospermae[5].
  • Nyctaginaceae belongs to the parent taxon Curvembryeae[6].
  • Nyctaginaceae belongs to the parent taxon Caryophyllales[7].
  • Nyctaginaceae belongs to the parent taxon Nyctaginineae[8].
  • Nyctaginaceae belongs to the parent taxon Phytolaccineae[9].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Nyctaginaceae is Nyctaginaceae[10].
  • Nyctaginaceae's Commons category is recorded as Nyctaginaceae[11].
  • The taxonomic type of Nyctaginaceae is Nyctago[12].
  • Nyctaginaceae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nyctaginaceae[13].
  • Nyctaginaceae's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Nyctaginaceae's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • Nyctaginaceae's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 26[16].
  • Nyctaginaceae's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomyfamily.aspx?id=777[17].
  • Nyctaginaceae's this taxon is source of is recorded as anthocarp[18].
  • Nyctaginaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wunderblumengewächse'}[19].
  • Nyctaginaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Four O'Clock Family"}[20].
  • Nyctaginaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Nictagináceas'}[21].
  • Nyctaginaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Ihmekukkakasvit'}[22].
  • Nyctaginaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Nyctaginacées'}[23].
  • Nyctaginaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Mirakelblomstfamilien'}[24].
  • Nyctaginaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Dziwaczkowate'}[25].
  • Nyctaginaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Underblommeväxter'}[26].
  • Nyctaginaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'วงศ์บานเย็น'}[27].

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Classification

Nyctaginaceae's scientific name is Nyctaginaceae[10]. Nyctaginaceae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Centrospermae[5], Curvembryeae[6], Caryophyllales[7], Nyctaginineae[8], and Phytolaccineae[9]. The taxonomic type of Nyctaginaceae is Nyctago[12]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wunderblumengewächse'}[19], {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Four O'Clock Family"}[20], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Nictagináceas'}[21], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Ihmekukkakasvit'}[22], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Nyctaginacées'}[23], and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Mirakelblomstfamilien'}[24].

Identifiers

Nyctaginaceae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 50256[28]. Nyctaginaceae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3536[29]. Nyctaginaceae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4232[30]. Nyctaginaceae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 6718[31]. Nyctaginaceae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 19542[32].

Why It Matters

Nyctaginaceae ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (213 views/month, #1,550 of 195,241).[2] Nyctaginaceae has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Nyctaginaceae is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Handbuch der Systematischen Botanik. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Genera plantarum ad exemplaria imprimis in herbariis kewensibus servata definita. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Summary of recent systems of angiosperm classification. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . An Updated Classification of the Class Magnoliopsida (“Angiospermae”). wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [31] ↑ . 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] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Treccani's Enciclopedia on line. 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . panmai.com. panmai.com. Provenance: 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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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Centrospermae, Curvembryeae, Caryophyllales +2
    Taxon rank → family
    Instance of → taxon
    Has fruit type → berry
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