Nypa fruticans

species of palm native to the coastlines and estuarine habitats of the Indian and Pacific Oceans
Taxon taxon Q843726
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Nypa fruticans

Summary

Nypa fruticans is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (535 views/month, #1,435 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nypa fruticans's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Nypa fruticans is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Nypa fruticans's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Nypa fruticans belongs to the parent taxon Nypa[6].
  • Nypa fruticans's scientific name is Nypa fruticans[7].
  • Nypa fruticans is used for roofing[8].
  • Nypa fruticans's Commons category is recorded as Nypa fruticans[9].
  • Nypa fruticans began on -82000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Nypa fruticans's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nypa fruticans[11].
  • Nypa fruticans's Commons gallery is recorded as Nypa fruticans[12].
  • Nypa fruticans's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=25449[13].
  • Nypa fruticans's this taxon is source of is recorded as Nipa palm vinegar[14].
  • Nypa fruticans's this taxon is source of is recorded as nipa palm leaf[15].
  • Nypa fruticans's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'N. fruticans'}[16].
  • Nypa fruticans is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'nipa palm'}[17].
  • Nypa fruticans is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mangrove Palm'}[18].
  • Nypa fruticans is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Nipa Palm'}[19].
  • Nypa fruticans is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Nypa Palm'}[20].
  • Nypa fruticans is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '水椰'}[21].
  • Nypa fruticans is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '露壁'}[22].
  • Nypa fruticans is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '烛子'}[23].
  • Nypa fruticans's has fruit type is recorded as drupe[24].
  • Nypa fruticans's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[25].

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Classification

Nypa fruticans's scientific name is Nypa fruticans[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Nypa[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'nipa palm'}[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mangrove Palm'}[18], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Nypa Palm'}[20], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '水椰'}[21], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '露壁'}[22], and {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '烛子'}[23].

Identifiers

Nypa fruticans's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 83106[26]. Nypa fruticans's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4718[27]. Nypa fruticans's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1137487[28]. Nypa fruticans's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2738422[29]. Nypa fruticans's ITIS TSN is recorded as 507457[30].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Nypa fruticans include Nipah virus[31], a taxon[32].

Why It Matters

Nypa fruticans ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (535 views/month, #1,435 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for it include Nipah virus[31], a taxon[32].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [28] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [29] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  26. [26] . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [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. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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