Nypa fruticans
species of palm native to the coastlines and estuarine habitats of the Indian and Pacific Oceans
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Summary
Nypa fruticans is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,154 views/month, #1,435 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Nypa[5]
- Taxon name: Nypa fruticans[6]
- Has use: roofing[7]
- Commons category: Nypa fruticans[8]
- Start time: -82000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nypa fruticans[10]
- Commons gallery: Nypa fruticans[11]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=25449[12]
- This taxon is source of: Nipa palm vinegar[13], nipa palm leaf[14]
- Short name: N. fruticans[15]
- Taxon common name: nipa palm[16], Mangrove Palm[17], Nypa Palm[18], 水椰[19], 露壁[20], 烛子[21]
- Has fruit type: drupe[22]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[23]
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Identifiers
Nypa fruticans's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 83106[24]. Nypa fruticans's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4718[25]. Nypa fruticans's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1137487[26]. Nypa fruticans's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2738422[27]. Nypa fruticans's ITIS TSN is recorded as 507457[28].
Discovery and Description
Things named for Nypa fruticans include Nipah virus[29], a taxon[30].
Why It Matters
Nypa fruticans has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]