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Pereskia

genus of plants in the family Cactaceae
Taxon taxon Q131724
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Pereskia

Summary

Pereskia is a taxon[1]. Pereskia ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (251 views/month, #1,542 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pereskia's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Pereskia is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc is named after Pereskia[5].
  • Pereskia belongs to the parent taxon Pereskioideae[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Pereskia is Pereskia[7].
  • Pereskia's Commons category is recorded as Pereskia[8].
  • The taxonomic type of Pereskia is Pereskia aculeata[9].
  • Pereskia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pereskia[10].
  • Pereskia's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11].
  • Pereskia's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 52(1)[12].
  • Pereskia's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[13].
  • Pereskia's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=9090[14].
  • Pereskia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'pereskia'}[15].
  • Pereskia is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Laubkakteen'}[16].
  • Pereskia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Leaf Cacti'}[17].
  • Pereskia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lemon Vines'}[18].
  • Pereskia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rose Cacti'}[19].
  • Pereskia is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Bleo'}[20].
  • Pereskia is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cacto de Hojas'}[21].
  • Pereskia is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cacto Rosa'}[22].
  • Pereskia is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Enredadera Limón'}[23].
  • Pereskia is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Guamacho'}[24].
  • Pereskia is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Palo de Puerco Espín'}[25].
  • Pereskia is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Supire'}[26].
  • Pereskia is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Puukaktukset'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Pereskia is Pereskia[7]. Pereskia is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Pereskia is classified within Pereskioideae[6]. The taxonomic type of Pereskia is Pereskia aculeata[9]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'pereskia'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Laubkakteen'}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Leaf Cacti'}[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lemon Vines'}[18], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rose Cacti'}[19], and {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Bleo'}[20].

Discovery and Description

Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc is named after Pereskia[5].

Identifiers

Pereskia's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 156631[28]. Pereskia's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3596[29]. Pereskia's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 60426[30]. Pereskia's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3084442[31]. Pereskia's ITIS TSN is recorded as 19753[32].

Why It Matters

Pereskia ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (251 views/month, #1,542 of 195,241).[2] Pereskia has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Pereskia is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc Saint-Fargeau

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Das große Kakteen-Lexikon. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Das große Kakteen-Lexikon. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . 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.

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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    Topic's main category → Category:Pereskia
    Taxon rank → genus
    Instance of → —
    Described by source → Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 52(1), Otto's encyclopedia
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