Polygonum

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q271400
Polygonum
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Polygonum

Summary

Polygonum is a taxon[1]. Polygonum ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (438 views/month, #1,483 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Polygonum's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Polygonum is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Polygonum belongs to the parent taxon Polygoneae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Polygonum is Polygonum[6].
  • Polygonum's Commons category is recorded as Polygonum[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Polygonum is Polygonum aviculare[8].
  • Polygonum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Polygonum[9].
  • Polygonum's Commons gallery is recorded as Polygonum[10].
  • Polygonum's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Polygonum's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[12].
  • Polygonum's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13].
  • Polygonum's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[14].
  • Polygonum's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15].
  • Polygonum's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 25(1)[16].
  • Polygonum's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=9711[17].
  • Polygonum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'knotweed'}[18].
  • Polygonum is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Varkensgras'}[19].
  • Polygonum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '蓼属'}[20].
  • Polygonum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '萹蓄属'}[21].
  • Polygonum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蓼属'}[22].
  • Polygonum is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'dresen'}[23].
  • Polygonum's has fruit type is recorded as nucule[24].

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Classification

Polygonum's scientific name is Polygonum[6]. Polygonum is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Polygonum belongs to the parent taxon Polygoneae[5]. The taxonomic type of Polygonum is Polygonum aviculare[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'knotweed'}[18], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Varkensgras'}[19], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '蓼属'}[20], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '萹蓄属'}[21], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蓼属'}[22], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'dresen'}[23].

Identifiers

Polygonum's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 48972[25]. Polygonum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 46786[26]. Polygonum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 38335[27]. Polygonum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2889077[28]. Polygonum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 20847[29].

Why It Matters

Polygonum ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (438 views/month, #1,483 of 195,241).[2] Polygonum has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Polygonum is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [26] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [28] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 25(1). wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Species cataloging of the seed plants in Zhejiang, East China. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomic type Polygonum aviculare
    Described by source Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Gujin Tushu Jicheng, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947) +3
    Aliases
    Topic's main category Category:Polygonum
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