Platanus occidentalis

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q157739
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Platanus occidentalis

Summary

Platanus occidentalis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.4% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (915 views/month, #778 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Platanus occidentalis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Platanus occidentalis is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Platanus occidentalis's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Platanus occidentalis is classified within Platanus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Platanus occidentalis is Platanus occidentalis[7].
  • Platanus occidentalis's Commons category is recorded as Platanus occidentalis[8].
  • Platanus occidentalis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Platanus occidentalis[9].
  • Platanus occidentalis's Commons gallery is recorded as Platanus occidentalis[10].
  • Platanus occidentalis's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 35(2)[11].
  • Platanus occidentalis's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[12].
  • Platanus occidentalis's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=28802[13].
  • Platanus occidentalis's this taxon is source of is recorded as sycamore wood[14].
  • Platanus occidentalis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. occidentalis'}[15].
  • Platanus occidentalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American sycamore'}[16].
  • Platanus occidentalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'platan západní'}[17].
  • Platanus occidentalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Amerikanische Platane'}[18].
  • Platanus occidentalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Amerikanplataani'}[19].
  • Platanus occidentalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'アメリカスズカケノキ'}[20].
  • Platanus occidentalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Westerse plataan'}[21].
  • Platanus occidentalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Batı çınarı'}[22].
  • Platanus occidentalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '美桐'}[23].
  • Platanus occidentalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '一球悬铃木'}[24].
  • Platanus occidentalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '美国梧桐'}[25].
  • Platanus occidentalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '一球悬铃木'}[26].
  • Platanus occidentalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '美国梧桐'}[27].

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Classification

Platanus occidentalis's scientific name is Platanus occidentalis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Platanus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American sycamore'}[16], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'platan západní'}[17], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Amerikanische Platane'}[18], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Amerikanplataani'}[19], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'アメリカスズカケノキ'}[20], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Westerse plataan'}[21].

Identifiers

Platanus occidentalis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 49662[28]. Platanus occidentalis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4403[29]. Platanus occidentalis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 594855[30]. Platanus occidentalis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3152820[31]. Platanus occidentalis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 19020[32].

Why It Matters

Platanus occidentalis ranks in the top 0.4% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (915 views/month, #778 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. 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] . 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] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. 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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    Foliage type deciduous plant
    This taxon is source of sycamore wood
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