Salix

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q36050
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Salix

Summary

Salix is a taxon[1]. Salix ranks in the top 0.24% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,387 views/month, #468 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Salix's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Salix is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Salix is classified within Salicaceae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Salix is Salix[6].
  • Salix is a type of tree[7].
  • Salix is used for willow[8].
  • Salix's Commons category is recorded as Salix[9].
  • The taxonomic type of Salix is Salix alba[10].
  • Salix's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Salix[11].
  • Salix's Commons gallery is recorded as Salix[12].
  • Salix's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13].
  • Salix's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Salix's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[15].
  • Salix's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[16].
  • Salix's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Salix's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[18].
  • Salix's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[19].
  • Salix's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[20].
  • Salix's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[21].
  • Salix's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22].
  • Salix's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[23].
  • Salix's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[24].
  • Salix's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • Salix's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=10657[26].
  • Salix's this taxon is source of is recorded as willow wood[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Salix is Salix[6]. Salix is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Salix belongs to the parent taxon Salicaceae[5]. The taxonomic type of Salix is Salix alba[10]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'willow'}[28], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Wilg'}[29], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '柳属'}[30], {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'blimal'}[31], {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'salguera'}[32], and {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'salgueru'}[33].

Identifiers

Salix's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 53453[34]. Salix's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 40685[35]. Salix's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 32667[36]. Salix's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3039576[37]. Salix's ITIS TSN is recorded as 22476[38].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Salix include 9K333 Verba[39], a missile model[40]; Wierzbna, Opole Voivodeship[41], a village of Poland[42], in Poland[43]; and 8648 Salix[44], an asteroid[45].

Why It Matters

Salix ranks in the top 0.24% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,387 views/month, #468 of 195,241).[2] Salix has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Salix is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

Entities named for Salix include 9K333 Verba[39], a missile model[40]; Wierzbna, Opole Voivodeship[41], a village of Poland[42], in Poland[43]; and 8648 Salix[44], an asteroid[45].

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. [35] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [38] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [36] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [37] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . Diccionariu de l'Academia de la Llingua Asturiana. Retrieved . diccionariu.alladixital.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . Diccionariu de l'Academia de la Llingua Asturiana. Retrieved . diccionariu.alladixital.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . Diccionariu de l'Academia de la Llingua Asturiana. Retrieved . diccionariu.alladixital.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [34] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [44] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [45] . 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. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Described by source Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus +10
    This taxon is source of willow wood, willow
    Instance of taxon
    Has fruit type capsule
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