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Paracostus

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q3363216
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Paracostus

Summary

Paracostus is a taxon[1]. Paracostus has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Paracostus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Paracostus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Paracostus belongs to the parent taxon Costaceae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Paracostus is Paracostus[6].
  • Paracostus's Commons category is recorded as Paracostus[7].
  • Paracostus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Paracostus[8].
  • Paracostus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=28765[9].
  • Paracostus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '独叶姜属'}[10].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Paracostus is Paracostus[6]. Paracostus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Paracostus belongs to the parent taxon Costaceae[5]. Paracostus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '独叶姜属'}[10].

Identifiers

Paracostus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 661157[11]. Paracostus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 107410[12]. Paracostus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2757035[13].

Why It Matters

Paracostus has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → taxon
    Aliases → —
    Taxon rank → genus
    Topic's main category → Category:Paracostus
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