Phytolacca americana

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q157853
Phytolacca americana
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Phytolacca americana

Summary

Phytolacca americana is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.19% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,274 views/month, #377 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Phytolacca americana's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Phytolacca americana is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Phytolacca americana belongs to the parent taxon Phytolacca[5].
  • Phytolacca americana's scientific name is Phytolacca americana[6].
  • Phytolacca americana is a type of perennial plant[7].
  • Phytolacca americana is used for medicinal plant[8].
  • Phytolacca americana's Commons category is recorded as Phytolacca americana[9].
  • Phytolacca americana's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Phytolacca americana[10].
  • Phytolacca americana's Commons gallery is recorded as Phytolacca americana[11].
  • Phytolacca americana's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 26[12].
  • Phytolacca americana's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
  • Phytolacca americana's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=28252[14].
  • Phytolacca americana's this taxon is source of is recorded as Pokeweed mitogen[15].
  • Phytolacca americana's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. americana'}[16].
  • Phytolacca americana is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Amerikanische Kermesbeere'}[17].
  • Phytolacca americana is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American pokeweed'}[18].
  • Phytolacca americana is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Asiatische Kermesbeere'}[19].
  • Phytolacca americana is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American Nightshade'}[20].
  • Phytolacca americana is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American Pokeweed'}[21].
  • Phytolacca americana is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cancer Jalap'}[22].
  • Phytolacca americana is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Coakum'}[23].
  • Phytolacca americana is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Garget'}[24].
  • Phytolacca americana is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Inkberry'}[25].
  • Phytolacca americana is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pigeon Berry'}[26].
  • Phytolacca americana is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pocan Bush'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Phytolacca americana is Phytolacca americana[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Phytolacca[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Amerikanische Kermesbeere'}[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American pokeweed'}[18], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Asiatische Kermesbeere'}[19], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American Nightshade'}[20], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cancer Jalap'}[22], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Coakum'}[23].

Identifiers

Phytolacca americana's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3527[28]. Phytolacca americana's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 404121[29]. Phytolacca americana's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3084015[30]. Phytolacca americana's ITIS TSN is recorded as 19523[31].

Why It Matters

Phytolacca americana ranks in the top 0.19% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,274 views/month, #377 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . A plant species list dataset for urban area of Beijing, China 2007 – 2020. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Taxon range Shanghai, Beijing, People's Republic of China +3
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