Nymphaea lotus

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q161111
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Nymphaea lotus

Summary

Nymphaea lotus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (363 views/month, #1,527 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nymphaea lotus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Nymphaea lotus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Nymphaea lotus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Nymphaea lotus is classified within Nymphaea[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Nymphaea lotus is Nymphaea lotus[7].
  • Nymphaea lotus is used for medicinal plant[8].
  • Nymphaea lotus's Commons category is recorded as Nymphaea lotus[9].
  • Nymphaea lotus's Commons gallery is recorded as Nymphaea lotus[10].
  • Nymphaea lotus's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/c87068b8-7db7-49bf-b33e-eb51ffbe6345[11].
  • Nymphaea lotus's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[12].
  • Nymphaea lotus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 27[13].
  • Nymphaea lotus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=25437[14].
  • Nymphaea lotus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'N. lotus'}[15].
  • Nymphaea lotus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'زنبق الماء المصري الأبيض'}[16].
  • Nymphaea lotus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Lotus egipci'}[17].
  • Nymphaea lotus is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'leknín posvátný'}[18].
  • Nymphaea lotus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Tigerlotus'}[19].
  • Nymphaea lotus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Egyptian white water-lily'}[20].
  • Nymphaea lotus is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Lirio de agua egipcio'}[21].
  • Nymphaea lotus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Tiikerilumme'}[22].
  • Nymphaea lotus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Lotus tigré'}[23].
  • Nymphaea lotus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'white Egyptian lotus'}[24].
  • Nymphaea lotus is commonly known as {'lang': 'hsb', 'text': 'Egyptowska lotoska'}[25].
  • Nymphaea lotus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ヨザキスイレン'}[26].
  • Nymphaea lotus is commonly known as {'lang': 'my', 'text': 'ကြာဖြူပန်း'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Nymphaea lotus is Nymphaea lotus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Nymphaea[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'زنبق الماء المصري الأبيض'}[16], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Lotus egipci'}[17], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'leknín posvátný'}[18], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Tigerlotus'}[19], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Egyptian white water-lily'}[20], and {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Lirio de agua egipcio'}[21].

Identifiers

Nymphaea lotus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 165755[28]. Nymphaea lotus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 264924[29]. Nymphaea lotus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 486691[30]. Nymphaea lotus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2882429[31]. Nymphaea lotus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 503977[32].

Why It Matters

Nymphaea lotus ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (363 views/month, #1,527 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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] . gbif.org. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . 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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    Taxon range Brazil, Angola, Gabon
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