Perilla frutescens
species of plant
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Summary
Perilla frutescens is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.6% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,399 views/month, #1,173 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Perilla[5]
- Taxon name: Perilla frutescens[6]
- Subclass of: useful plant[7], annual plant[8]
- Has use: fodder[9], medicinal plant[10], vegetable[11], dye[12]
- Commons category: Perilla frutescens[13]
- Has basionym: Ocimum frutescens[14]
- Commons gallery: Perilla frutescens[15]
- Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 66[16]
- Taxon synonym: Perilla ocymoides[17], Perilla urticifolia[18]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=27364[19]
- This taxon is source of: Q18325214[20], perilla leaf[21], perilla leaf oil[22], perilla seed[23], perilla seed oil[24]
- Short name: P. frutescens[25]
- Taxon common name: 들깨[26], 白蘇[27], 水荏[28], 野荏[29], 荏子[30], エゴマ[31], 紫苏[32], 白紫苏[33], 白苏[34], perilla[35], Korean perilla[36], 紫蘇[37], 荏[38], 薄荷[39]
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Identifiers
Recorded NCBI taxonomy ID include 151328[40] and 48386[41]. Perilla frutescens's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 579366[42]. Perilla frutescens's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5341394[43]. Perilla frutescens's ITIS TSN is recorded as 32634[44].
Why It Matters
Perilla frutescens has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]