Quercus ilex

Oak tree species native to the Mediterranean
Taxon taxon Q218155
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Quercus ilex

Summary

Quercus ilex is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.67% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,334 views/month, #1,304 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Quercus ilex's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Quercus ilex's instance of is recorded as medicinal plant[4].
  • Quercus ilex is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Ilex is named after Quercus ilex[6].
  • Quercus ilex's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[7].
  • Quercus ilex is classified within Q12004[8].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Quercus ilex is Quercus ilex[9].
  • Quercus ilex is a type of tree[10].
  • Quercus ilex's Commons category is recorded as Quercus ilex[11].
  • Quercus ilex's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Quercus ilex[12].
  • Quercus ilex's Commons gallery is recorded as Quercus ilex[13].
  • Quercus ilex's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=30693[14].
  • Quercus ilex's this taxon is source of is recorded as holm oak[15].
  • Quercus ilex's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Q. ilex'}[16].
  • Quercus ilex is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'leccio'}[17].
  • Quercus ilex is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Holm Oak'}[18].
  • Quercus ilex is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'dub cesmínovitý'}[19].
  • Quercus ilex is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'encina'}[20].
  • Quercus ilex is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'carrasca'}[21].
  • Quercus ilex is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'chaparro'}[22].
  • Quercus ilex is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'chaparra'}[23].
  • Quercus ilex is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'carrasco'}[24].
  • Quercus ilex is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'charrasco'}[25].
  • Quercus ilex is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'alzina'}[26].
  • Quercus ilex is commonly known as {'lang': 'an', 'text': 'lecinera'}[27].

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Classification

Quercus ilex's scientific name is Quercus ilex[9]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It is classified within Q12004[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'leccio'}[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Holm Oak'}[18], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'dub cesmínovitý'}[19], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'encina'}[20], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'carrasca'}[21], and {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'chaparro'}[22].

Discovery and Description

Ilex is named after Quercus ilex[6].

Identifiers

Quercus ilex's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 78805[28]. Quercus ilex's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 58334[29]. Quercus ilex's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1151536[30]. Quercus ilex's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2879098[31]. Quercus ilex's ITIS TSN is recorded as 506536[32].

Why It Matters

Quercus ilex ranks in the top 0.67% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,334 views/month, #1,304 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . 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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