Setaria italica

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q161211
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Setaria italica

Summary

Setaria italica is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.68% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,158 views/month, #1,329 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Setaria italica's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Setaria italica is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Setaria italica is classified within Setaria[5].
  • Setaria italica's scientific name is Setaria italica[6].
  • Setaria italica is a type of useful plant[7].
  • Setaria italica is a type of C4 plant[8].
  • Setaria italica is used for cereal[9].
  • Setaria italica is used for fodder[10].
  • Setaria italica is used for medicinal plant[11].
  • Setaria italica is used for building material[12].
  • Setaria italica is used for food[13].
  • Setaria italica's Commons category is recorded as Setaria italica[14].
  • Setaria italica's has basionym is recorded as Panicum italicum[15].
  • Setaria italica's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Setaria italica[16].
  • Setaria italica's Commons gallery is recorded as Setaria italica[17].
  • Setaria italica's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Setaria italica's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[19].
  • Setaria italica's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[20].
  • Setaria italica's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[21].
  • Setaria italica's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 10(1)[22].
  • Setaria italica's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[23].
  • Setaria italica's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[24].
  • Setaria italica's described by source is recorded as Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands[25].
  • Setaria italica's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[26].
  • Setaria italica's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Setaria italica is Setaria italica[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Setaria[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'cibogwellt yr Eidal'}[28], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'foxtail bristlegrass'}[29], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kolbenhirse'}[30], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Foxtail millet'}[31], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Italian millet'}[32], and {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'tähkähirssi'}[33].

Identifiers

Setaria italica's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4555[34]. Setaria italica's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1114673[35]. Setaria italica's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5289698[36]. Setaria italica's ITIS TSN is recorded as 41248[37].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Setaria italica include Aguni Island[38], an island[39], in Japan[40].

Why It Matters

Setaria italica ranks in the top 0.68% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,158 views/month, #1,329 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for it include Aguni Island[38], an island[39], in Japan[40].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Foxtail Millet: A New Model for C4 Plants. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [34] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [37] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [35] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [36] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . 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] . Biodiversity Heritage Library. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . 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. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] . 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. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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