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Salvia chinensis

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Salvia chinensis

Summary

Salvia chinensis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #1,628 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Salvia chinensis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Salvia chinensis is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Salvia chinensis is classified within Salvia[5].
  • Salvia chinensis's scientific name is Salvia chinensis[6].
  • Salvia chinensis is used for medicinal plant[7].
  • Salvia chinensis's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 66[8].
  • Salvia chinensis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. chinensis'}[9].
  • Salvia chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '华鼠尾草'}[10].
  • Salvia chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '石见穿'}[11].
  • Salvia chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '紫参'}[12].
  • Salvia chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '活血草'}[13].
  • Salvia chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '半支莲'}[14].
  • Salvia chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '石打穿'}[15].
  • Salvia chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '野沙参'}[16].
  • Salvia chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '月下红'}[17].
  • Salvia chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '石见穿'}[18].
  • Salvia chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紫参'}[19].
  • Salvia chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '华鼠尾草（华鼠尾、紫参）'}[20].
  • Salvia chinensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '华鼠尾草'}[21].
  • Salvia chinensis's taxon author citation is recorded as Benth.[22].
  • Salvia chinensis's taxon range is recorded as People's Republic of China[23].
  • Salvia chinensis's taxon range is recorded as Shanghai[24].
  • Salvia chinensis's taxon range is recorded as Fujian[25].
  • Salvia chinensis's taxon range is recorded as Guangdong[26].
  • Salvia chinensis's taxon range is recorded as Zhoushan Archipelago[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Salvia chinensis is Salvia chinensis[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Salvia[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '华鼠尾草'}[10], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '石见穿'}[11], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '紫参'}[12], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '活血草'}[13], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '半支莲'}[14], and {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '石打穿'}[15].

Identifiers

Salvia chinensis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 700567[28]. Salvia chinensis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 424420[29]. Salvia chinensis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 2894165[30]. Salvia chinensis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3881607[31].

Why It Matters

Salvia chinensis ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #1,628 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

People's Republic of China

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  6. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 66. wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 66. wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 66. wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 66. wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . A checklist of wild vascular plants in Jiangxi Province, China. wikidata.org.
  23. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . A checklist of wild vascular plants in Jiangxi Province, China. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . A dataset on inventory and geographical distributions of higher plants in Guangdong, China. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . Island area and climate jointly impact seed plant richness patterns across the Zhoushan Archipelago. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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