Petasites japonicus

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q1204762
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Petasites japonicus

Summary

Petasites japonicus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (340 views/month, #1,418 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Petasites japonicus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Petasites japonicus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Petasites japonicus is classified within Petasites[5].
  • Petasites japonicus's scientific name is Petasites japonicus[6].
  • Petasites japonicus is used for medicinal plant[7].
  • Petasites japonicus's Commons category is recorded as Petasites japonicus[8].
  • Petasites japonicus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Petasites japonicus[9].
  • Petasites japonicus's Commons gallery is recorded as Petasites japonicus[10].
  • Petasites japonicus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 77(1)[11].
  • Petasites japonicus's described by source is recorded as Q19133013[12].
  • Petasites japonicus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=104491[13].
  • Petasites japonicus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. japonicus'}[14].
  • Petasites japonicus is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'yr alan mwyaf'}[15].
  • Petasites japonicus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Japanese sweet coltsfoot'}[16].
  • Petasites japonicus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Asiatische Pestwurz'}[17].
  • Petasites japonicus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bog rhubarb'}[18].
  • Petasites japonicus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fuki'}[19].
  • Petasites japonicus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Giant butterbur'}[20].
  • Petasites japonicus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Japaninruttojuuri'}[21].
  • Petasites japonicus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Pétasite du Japon'}[22].
  • Petasites japonicus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'フキ'}[23].
  • Petasites japonicus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Japans hoefblad'}[24].
  • Petasites japonicus is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Lepiężnik japoński'}[25].
  • Petasites japonicus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Белокопытник японский'}[26].
  • Petasites japonicus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Болотный ревень'}[27].

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Classification

Petasites japonicus's scientific name is Petasites japonicus[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Petasites[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'yr alan mwyaf'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Japanese sweet coltsfoot'}[16], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Asiatische Pestwurz'}[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bog rhubarb'}[18], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fuki'}[19], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Giant butterbur'}[20].

Identifiers

Petasites japonicus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 129038[28]. Petasites japonicus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 186965[29]. Petasites japonicus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 468819[30]. Petasites japonicus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3088310[31]. Petasites japonicus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 36057[32].

Why It Matters

Petasites japonicus ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (340 views/month, #1,418 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . The Plant List. 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] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . 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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