Paphiopedilum

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q131523
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Paphiopedilum

Summary

Paphiopedilum is a taxon[1]. Paphiopedilum ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (259 views/month, #1,513 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Paphiopedilum's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Paphiopedilum is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Aphrodite is named after Paphiopedilum[5].
  • Paphiopedilum belongs to the parent taxon Cypripedioideae[6].
  • Paphiopedilum's scientific name is Paphiopedilum[7].
  • Paphiopedilum's Commons category is recorded as Paphiopedilum[8].
  • Paphiopedilum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Paphiopedilum[9].
  • Paphiopedilum's Commons gallery is recorded as Paphiopedilum[10].
  • Paphiopedilum's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 17[11].
  • Paphiopedilum's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=8803[12].
  • Paphiopedilum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Venus' slipper"}[13].
  • Paphiopedilum is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Pafiopedilum'}[14].
  • Paphiopedilum is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Frauenschuhe'}[15].
  • Paphiopedilum is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Sandalias de Venus'}[16].
  • Paphiopedilum is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Venuksenkengät'}[17].
  • Paphiopedilum is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'パフィオペディルム'}[18].
  • Paphiopedilum is commonly known as {'lang': 'koi', 'text': 'Пафиопедилум'}[19].
  • Paphiopedilum is commonly known as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Raibuolė'}[20].
  • Paphiopedilum is commonly known as {'lang': 'mrj', 'text': 'Пафиопедилум'}[21].
  • Paphiopedilum is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Venusschoentje'}[22].
  • Paphiopedilum is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Pafiopedilum'}[23].
  • Paphiopedilum is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Пафиопедилюм'}[24].
  • Paphiopedilum is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'Črievičkovec'}[25].
  • Paphiopedilum is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'รองเท้านารีฝาหอย'}[26].
  • Paphiopedilum is commonly known as {'lang': 'udm', 'text': 'Пафиопедилум'}[27].

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Classification

Paphiopedilum's scientific name is Paphiopedilum[7]. Paphiopedilum is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Paphiopedilum belongs to the parent taxon Cypripedioideae[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Venus' slipper"}[13], {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Pafiopedilum'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Frauenschuhe'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Sandalias de Venus'}[16], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Venuksenkengät'}[17], and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'パフィオペディルム'}[18].

Discovery and Description

Aphrodite is named after Paphiopedilum[5].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 47848[28], 493610[29], 490085[30], and 493609[31]. Paphiopedilum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 53064[32]. Paphiopedilum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 29358[33]. Paphiopedilum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2825152[34]. Paphiopedilum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 894607[35].

Why It Matters

Paphiopedilum ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (259 views/month, #1,513 of 195,241).[2] Paphiopedilum has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Paphiopedilum is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Directory of eponymous plant names - extended edition. Index of Eponymic Plant Names - Extended Edition. Index de Noms éponymiques des Plantes - Édition augmentée.. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . An updated classification of Orchidaceae. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Morphologische Studien über die Orchideenblüthe. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [32] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [35] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [33] . wikidata.org.
  10. [34] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. 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] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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