soybean

species of plant in the Fabaceae family
Taxon taxon Q11006
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soybean

Summary

soybean is a taxon[1]. soybean ranks in the top 0.16% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,873 views/month, #312 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • soybean's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • soybean's instance of is recorded as allergen[4].
  • soybean is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • soybean is classified within Glycine[6].
  • soybean is endemic to Zambia[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, soybean is Glycine max[8].
  • soybean is a type of useful plant[9].
  • soybean is a type of annual plant[10].
  • soybean's writing system is recorded as Latin script[11].
  • soybean is used for fodder[12].
  • soybean is used for medicinal plant[13].
  • soybean is used for vegetable[14].
  • soybean's Commons category is recorded as Glycine max[15].
  • soybean's has basionym is recorded as Phaseolus max[16].
  • soybean's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Glycine max[17].
  • soybean's Commons gallery is recorded as Glycine max[18].
  • soybean's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[19].
  • soybean's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[20].
  • soybean's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 41[21].
  • soybean's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[22].
  • soybean's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[23].
  • soybean's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=17711[24].
  • soybean's this taxon is source of is recorded as soy bean[25].
  • soybean's this taxon is source of is recorded as soy extract[26].
  • soybean's this taxon is source of is recorded as soya lecithin[27].

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Classification

soybean's scientific name is Glycine max[8]. soybean is classified at the rank of species[5]. soybean belongs to the parent taxon Glycine[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'ffeuen soia'}[28], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'soybean'}[29], {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Sojaboon'}[30], {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Соя'}[31], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'sója'}[32], and {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Sojabønne'}[33].

Distribution

soybean is endemic to Zambia[7].

Identifiers

soybean's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3847[34]. soybean's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 641527[35]. soybean's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5359660[36]. soybean's ITIS TSN is recorded as 26716[37].

Why It Matters

soybean ranks in the top 0.16% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,873 views/month, #312 of 195,241).[2] soybean has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] soybean is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

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] . Nutritional evaluation of Zambia indigenous soy bean (Glycine max) and sunflower (Helianthus annus) as protein sources in poultry and pigs diets. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . An Interpretation of Rumphius's Herbarium Amboinense. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [34] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [37] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [35] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [36] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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