Photinia

genus of plants in the family Rosaceae
Taxon taxon Q1070845
Photinia
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Photinia

Summary

Photinia is a taxon[1]. Photinia has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Photinia's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Photinia is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Photinia is classified within Maloideae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Photinia is Photinia[6].
  • Photinia is a type of tree[7].
  • Photinia's Commons category is recorded as Photinia[8].
  • Photinia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Photinia[9].
  • Photinia's Commons gallery is recorded as Photinia[10].
  • Photinia's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 36[11].
  • Photinia's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 36[12].
  • Photinia's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=9277[13].
  • Photinia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'chokeberry'}[14].
  • Photinia is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'blýskalka'}[15].
  • Photinia is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Glansmispel'}[16].
  • Photinia is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Glanzmispeln'}[17].
  • Photinia is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'カナメモチ'}[18].
  • Photinia is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Głogownik'}[19].
  • Photinia is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Фотиния'}[20].
  • Photinia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '石楠属'}[21].
  • Photinia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '石楠属'}[22].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Photinia is Photinia[6]. Photinia is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Photinia is classified within Maloideae[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'chokeberry'}[14], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'blýskalka'}[15], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Glansmispel'}[16], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Glanzmispeln'}[17], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'カナメモチ'}[18], and {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Głogownik'}[19].

Identifiers

Photinia's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 126186[23]. Photinia's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 23199[24]. Photinia's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 29934[25]. Photinia's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3000268[26]. Photinia's ITIS TSN is recorded as 500484[27].

Why It Matters

Photinia has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Photinia is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [24] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [27] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [26] . 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] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 36. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 36, Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 36
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