Pieris japonica

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q2333372
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Pieris japonica

Summary

Pieris japonica is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Pieris japonica's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Pieris japonica is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Pieris japonica's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Pieris japonica is classified within Pieris[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Pieris japonica is Pieris japonica[7].
  • Pieris japonica is used for medicinal plant[8].
  • Pieris japonica's Commons category is recorded as Pieris japonica[9].
  • Pieris japonica's has basionym is recorded as Andromeda japonica[10].
  • Pieris japonica's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pieris japonica[11].
  • Pieris japonica's Commons gallery is recorded as Pieris japonica[12].
  • Pieris japonica's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 57(3)[13].
  • Pieris japonica's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=28355[14].
  • Pieris japonica's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. japonica'}[15].
  • Pieris japonica is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Japanese pieris'}[16].
  • Pieris japonica is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '马醉木'}[17].
  • Pieris japonica is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '梫木'}[18].
  • Pieris japonica is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '日本马醉木'}[19].
  • Pieris japonica is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '台湾马醉木'}[20].
  • Pieris japonica is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '马醉木'}[21].
  • Pieris japonica is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'japonski pieris'}[22].
  • Pieris japonica's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[23].
  • Pieris japonica's taxon author citation is recorded as Thunb. D. Don ex G. Don[24].
  • Pieris japonica's taxon range is recorded as People's Republic of China[25].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Pieris japonica is Pieris japonica[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Pieris[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Japanese pieris'}[16], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '马醉木'}[17], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '梫木'}[18], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '日本马醉木'}[19], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '台湾马醉木'}[20], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '马醉木'}[21].

Identifiers

Pieris japonica's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 127181[26]. Pieris japonica's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 317406[27]. Pieris japonica's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 180252[28]. Pieris japonica's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2882631[29]. Pieris japonica's ITIS TSN is recorded as 565622[30].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Pieris japonica include Ashibi[31], a literary magazine[32], founded in 1903[33].

Why It Matters

Pieris japonica has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for it include Ashibi[31], a literary magazine[32], founded in 1903[33].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [28] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [29] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . A checklist of wild vascular plants in Jiangxi Province, China. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has basionym → Andromeda japonica
    Described by source → Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 57(3)
    Taxon rank → species
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
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