Orchidaceae

family of plants
Taxon taxon Q25308
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Orchidaceae

Summary

Orchidaceae is a taxon[1]. Orchidaceae ranks in the top 0.2% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,673 views/month, #396 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Orchidaceae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Orchidaceae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Orchidaceae is classified within Asparagales[5].
  • Orchidaceae belongs to the parent taxon Orchidales[6].
  • Orchidaceae is classified within Gynandrae[7].
  • Orchidaceae is classified within Microspermae[8].
  • Orchidaceae's scientific name is Orchidaceae[9].
  • Orchidaceae is a type of flowering plant[10].
  • Orchidaceae's Commons category is recorded as Orchidaceae[11].
  • The taxonomic type of Orchidaceae is Orchis[12].
  • Orchidaceae began on -80000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Orchidaceae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Orchidaceae[14].
  • Orchidaceae's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • Orchidaceae's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[16].
  • Orchidaceae's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[17].
  • Orchidaceae's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 17[18].
  • Orchidaceae's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Orchidaceae's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Orchidaceae's described by source is recorded as Flora of the Southeastern United States[21].
  • Orchidaceae's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22].
  • Orchidaceae's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomyfamily.aspx?id=798[23].
  • Orchidaceae's this taxon is source of is recorded as orchid flower[24].
  • Orchidaceae's this taxon is source of is recorded as orchid fragrance[25].
  • Orchidaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'orchideeën'}[26].
  • Orchidaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'sr', 'text': 'орхидеја'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Orchidaceae is Orchidaceae[9]. Orchidaceae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Asparagales[5], Orchidales[6], Gynandrae[7], and Microspermae[8]. The taxonomic type of Orchidaceae is Orchis[12]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'orchideeën'}[26], {'lang': 'sr', 'text': 'орхидеја'}[27], {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'วงศ์กล้วยไม้'}[28], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '兰科'}[29], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'orchids'}[30].

Identifiers

Orchidaceae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47217[31]. Orchidaceae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4747[32]. Orchidaceae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 8156[33]. Orchidaceae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7689[34]. Orchidaceae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 43397[35].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Orchidaceae include orchid[36], a color[37].

Why It Matters

Orchidaceae ranks in the top 0.2% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,673 views/month, #396 of 195,241).[2] Orchidaceae has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Orchidaceae is known by 114 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for Orchidaceae include orchid[36], a color[37].

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] . An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Handbuch der Systematischen Botanik. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Genera plantarum ad exemplaria imprimis in herbariis kewensibus servata definita. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [32] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [35] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [33] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [34] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . 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] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . fsus.ncbg.unc.edu. Retrieved . fsus.ncbg.unc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . panmai.com. panmai.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] . 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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