Stapelia gigantea

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q287520
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Stapelia gigantea

Summary

Stapelia gigantea is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,978 views/month, #1,539 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Stapelia gigantea's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Stapelia gigantea is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Stapelia gigantea belongs to the parent taxon Stapelia[5].
  • Stapelia gigantea's scientific name is Stapelia gigantea[6].
  • Stapelia gigantea's Commons category is recorded as Stapelia gigantea[7].
  • Stapelia gigantea's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Stapelia gigantea[8].
  • Stapelia gigantea's Commons gallery is recorded as Stapelia gigantea[9].
  • Stapelia gigantea's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 63[10].
  • Stapelia gigantea's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=447640[11].
  • Stapelia gigantea's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. gigantea'}[12].
  • Stapelia gigantea is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Zulu giant'}[13].
  • Stapelia gigantea is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '巨花犀角'}[14].
  • Stapelia gigantea is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '大豹皮花'}[15].
  • Stapelia gigantea is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '巨花犀角'}[16].
  • Stapelia gigantea is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '大豹皮花'}[17].
  • Stapelia gigantea's basionym of is recorded as Ceropegia gigantea[18].

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Classification

Stapelia gigantea's scientific name is Stapelia gigantea[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Stapelia[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Zulu giant'}[13], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '巨花犀角'}[14], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '大豹皮花'}[15], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '巨花犀角'}[16], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '大豹皮花'}[17].

Identifiers

Stapelia gigantea's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 54990[19]. Stapelia gigantea's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1128766[20]. Stapelia gigantea's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 491478[21]. Stapelia gigantea's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3170422[22]. Stapelia gigantea's ITIS TSN is recorded as 505355[23].

Why It Matters

Stapelia gigantea ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,978 views/month, #1,539 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [23] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 63. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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