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Platycerium

genus of ferns
Taxon taxon Q1332675
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Platycerium

Summary

Platycerium is a taxon[1]. Platycerium ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (557 views/month, #1,464 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Platycerium's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Platycerium is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Platycerium belongs to the parent taxon Platycerioideae[5].
  • Platycerium's scientific name is Platycerium[6].
  • Platycerium's Commons category is recorded as Platycerium[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Platycerium is Platycerium alcicorne[8].
  • Platycerium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Platycerium[9].
  • Platycerium's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 6(2)[10].
  • Platycerium's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=9508[11].
  • Platycerium is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'parožnatka'}[12].
  • Platycerium is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Geweihfarne'}[13].
  • Platycerium is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'staghorn'}[14].
  • Platycerium is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Sarvisaniaiset'}[15].
  • Platycerium is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Cornes de cerf'}[16].
  • Platycerium is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '鹿角蕨属'}[17].
  • Platycerium is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '鹿角蕨属'}[18].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Platycerium is Platycerium[6]. Platycerium is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Platycerium is classified within Platycerioideae[5]. The taxonomic type of Platycerium is Platycerium alcicorne[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'parožnatka'}[12], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Geweihfarne'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'staghorn'}[14], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Sarvisaniaiset'}[15], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Cornes de cerf'}[16], and {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '鹿角蕨属'}[17].

Identifiers

Platycerium's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 122318[19]. Platycerium's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 61309[20]. Platycerium's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 6117143[21]. Platycerium's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7126742[22]. Platycerium's ITIS TSN is recorded as 897647[23].

Why It Matters

Platycerium ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (557 views/month, #1,464 of 195,241).[2] Platycerium has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Platycerium is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [23] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 6(2). wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 3144284
    Taxonomic type → Platycerium alcicorne
    Parent taxon → Platycerioideae
    Instance of → taxon
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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