pomegranate

fruit-bearing deciduous shrub
Taxon taxon Q13188
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pomegranate

Summary

pomegranate is a taxon[1]. pomegranate ranks in the top 0.16% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,029 views/month, #309 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • pomegranate's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • pomegranate is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Granada is named after pomegranate[5].
  • pomegranate's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • pomegranate belongs to the parent taxon Punica[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, pomegranate is Punica granatum[8].
  • pomegranate is used for food[9].
  • pomegranate is used for medicinal plant[10].
  • pomegranate is used for vegetable[11].
  • pomegranate's Commons category is recorded as Punica granatum[12].
  • pomegranate's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pomegranates[13].
  • pomegranate's Commons gallery is recorded as Punica granatum[14].
  • pomegranate's depicted by is recorded as Textile with Pomegranate Design[15].
  • pomegranate's depicted by is recorded as Textile with Pomegranate Motif[16].
  • pomegranate's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[17].
  • pomegranate's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[18].
  • pomegranate's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[19].
  • pomegranate's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 52(2)[20].
  • pomegranate's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[21].
  • pomegranate's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22].
  • pomegranate's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=30372[23].
  • pomegranate's this taxon is source of is recorded as pomegranate[24].
  • pomegranate's this taxon is source of is recorded as pomegranate seed[25].
  • pomegranate's this taxon is source of is recorded as pomegranate seed oil[26].
  • pomegranate's this taxon is source of is recorded as pomegranate juice[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, pomegranate is Punica granatum[8]. pomegranate is classified at the rank of species[4]. pomegranate belongs to the parent taxon Punica[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'pomegranate'}[28], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'الرمان'}[29], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Magraner'}[30], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'granátové jablko'}[31], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'marhaník obecný'}[32], and {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'Grawnafal'}[33].

Discovery and Description

Granada is named after pomegranate[5]. Things named for pomegranate include garnet group[34], a mineral group[35] and shell[36], a weapon type[37].

Identifiers

pomegranate's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 22663[38]. pomegranate's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 582971[39]. pomegranate's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5420901[40]. pomegranate's ITIS TSN is recorded as 27278[41].

Why It Matters

pomegranate ranks in the top 0.16% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,029 views/month, #309 of 195,241).[2] pomegranate has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] pomegranate is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

Entities named for pomegranate include garnet group[34], a mineral group[35] and shell[36], a weapon type[37].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [38] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [41] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [39] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [40] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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