Panax ginseng

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q182881
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Panax ginseng

Summary

Panax ginseng is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.62% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,854 views/month, #1,206 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Panax ginseng's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Panax ginseng is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Panax ginseng is classified within Panax[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Panax ginseng is Panax ginseng[6].
  • Panax ginseng is used for medicinal plant[7].
  • Panax ginseng's Commons category is recorded as Panax ginseng[8].
  • Panax ginseng's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Panax[9].
  • Panax ginseng's Commons gallery is recorded as Panax ginseng[10].
  • Panax ginseng's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Panax ginseng's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 54[12].
  • Panax ginseng's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Panax ginseng's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=26379[14].
  • Panax ginseng's this taxon is source of is recorded as ginseng root[15].
  • Panax ginseng's this taxon is source of is recorded as ginseng[16].
  • Panax ginseng's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. ginseng'}[17].
  • Panax ginseng is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chinese ginseng'}[18].
  • Panax ginseng is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Korean ginseng'}[19].
  • Panax ginseng is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '人参'}[20].
  • Panax ginseng is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '棒槌'}[21].
  • Panax ginseng is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '红参'}[22].
  • Panax ginseng is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '生晒参'}[23].
  • Panax ginseng is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '人参须'}[24].
  • Panax ginseng is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '人参叶'}[25].
  • Panax ginseng is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '人参'}[26].
  • Panax ginseng is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '参须'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Panax ginseng is Panax ginseng[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Panax[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chinese ginseng'}[18], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Korean ginseng'}[19], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '人参'}[20], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '棒槌'}[21], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '红参'}[22], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '生晒参'}[23].

Identifiers

Panax ginseng's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 366498[28]. Panax ginseng's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4054[29]. Panax ginseng's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1153396[30]. Panax ginseng's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5372262[31]. Panax ginseng's ITIS TSN is recorded as 505938[32].

Why It Matters

Panax ginseng ranks in the top 0.62% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,854 views/month, #1,206 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . keio-kampo.jp. keio-kampo.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. 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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