Prunus

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q190545
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Prunus

Summary

Prunus is a taxon[1]. Prunus ranks in the top 0.23% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,744 views/month, #457 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Prunus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Prunus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Prunus is classified within Amygdaleae[5].
  • Prunus's scientific name is Prunus[6].
  • Prunus is a type of broad-leaved tree[7].
  • Prunus is a type of tree[8].
  • Prunus's Commons category is recorded as Prunus[9].
  • The taxonomic type of Prunus is Prunus domestica[10].
  • Prunus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Prunus[11].
  • Prunus's Commons gallery is recorded as Prunus[12].
  • Prunus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Prunus's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[14].
  • Prunus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15].
  • Prunus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 38[16].
  • Prunus's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Prunus's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Prunus's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10[19].
  • Prunus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=9887[20].
  • Prunus's this taxon is source of is recorded as cherry[21].
  • Prunus's this taxon is source of is recorded as bitter almond oil[22].
  • Prunus's this taxon is source of is recorded as Prunus wood[23].
  • Prunus's this taxon is source of is recorded as arabic acid[24].
  • Prunus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'plum'}[25].
  • Prunus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Prunus'}[26].
  • Prunus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '李属'}[27].

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Classification

Prunus's scientific name is Prunus[6]. Prunus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Prunus belongs to the parent taxon Amygdaleae[5]. The taxonomic type of Prunus is Prunus domestica[10]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'plum'}[25], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Prunus'}[26], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '李属'}[27], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '李属'}[28], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'sliva'}[29].

Identifiers

Prunus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47351[30]. Prunus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3754[31]. Prunus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 39934521[32]. Prunus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3020559[33]. Prunus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 24762[34].

Why It Matters

Prunus ranks in the top 0.23% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,744 views/month, #457 of 195,241).[2] Prunus has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Prunus is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

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. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [34] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [32] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [33] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . 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] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 38. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . The Little Flora of Slovenia (3rd ed.). wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Putnik · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Otto's encyclopedia, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890) +4
    This taxon is source of cherry, bitter almond oil, Prunus wood +1
    Taxon rank genus
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