Phormium tenax

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q607380
Phormium tenax
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Phormium tenax

Summary

Phormium tenax is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (433 views/month, #1,474 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Phormium tenax's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Phormium tenax is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Phormium tenax belongs to the parent taxon Phormium[5].
  • Phormium tenax is endemic to New Zealand[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Phormium tenax is Phormium tenax[7].
  • Phormium tenax is a type of useful plant[8].
  • Phormium tenax's Commons category is recorded as Phormium tenax[9].
  • Phormium tenax's Commons gallery is recorded as Phormium tenax[10].
  • Phormium tenax's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Phormium tenax's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=28069[12].
  • Phormium tenax's this taxon is source of is recorded as muka[13].
  • Phormium tenax's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. tenax'}[14].
  • Phormium tenax is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'llin Seland Newydd'}[15].
  • Phormium tenax is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'New Zealand flax'}[16].
  • Phormium tenax is commonly known as {'lang': 'mi', 'text': 'harakeke'}[17].
  • Phormium tenax is commonly known as {'lang': 'mk', 'text': 'новозеландски лен'}[18].
  • Phormium tenax is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '麻兰'}[19].
  • Phormium tenax is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '新西兰麻'}[20].
  • Phormium tenax is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'espadañu'}[21].
  • Phormium tenax's invasive to is recorded as Hawaii[22].
  • Phormium tenax's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[23].
  • Phormium tenax's taxon author citation is recorded as J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.[24].
  • Phormium tenax's taxon range is recorded as New Zealand[25].
  • Phormium tenax's taxon range is recorded as Norfolk Island[26].
  • Phormium tenax's taxon range is recorded as Hawaii[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Phormium tenax is Phormium tenax[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Phormium[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'llin Seland Newydd'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'New Zealand flax'}[16], {'lang': 'mi', 'text': 'harakeke'}[17], {'lang': 'mk', 'text': 'новозеландски лен'}[18], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '麻兰'}[19], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '新西兰麻'}[20].

Distribution

Phormium tenax is endemic to New Zealand[6].

Identifiers

Phormium tenax's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 51754[28]. Phormium tenax's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 51475[29]. Phormium tenax's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1015114[30]. Phormium tenax's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2778511[31]. Phormium tenax's ITIS TSN is recorded as 504346[32].

Why It Matters

Phormium tenax ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (433 views/month, #1,474 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 10 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] . Biota of New Zealand. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . 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] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . 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] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [28] . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . dlnr.hawaii.gov. Retrieved . dlnr.hawaii.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [23] . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] . Biota of New Zealand. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] . dlnr.hawaii.gov. Retrieved . dlnr.hawaii.gov. Provenance: 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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