Symphytum

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q161566
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Symphytum

Summary

Symphytum is a taxon[1]. Symphytum ranks in the top 0.48% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,315 views/month, #941 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Symphytum's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Symphytum is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Symphytum belongs to the parent taxon Boraginaceae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Symphytum is Symphytum[6].
  • Symphytum's Commons category is recorded as Symphytum[7].
  • Symphytum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Symphytum[8].
  • Symphytum's Commons gallery is recorded as Symphytum[9].
  • Symphytum's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[10].
  • Symphytum's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 64(2)[11].
  • Symphytum's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[12].
  • Symphytum's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[13].
  • Symphytum's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=11768[14].
  • Symphytum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'comfrey'}[15].
  • Symphytum is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Smeerwortel'}[16].
  • Symphytum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '聚合草属'}[17].
  • Symphytum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '聚合草属'}[18].
  • Symphytum's has fruit type is recorded as nucule[19].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Symphytum is Symphytum[6]. Symphytum is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Symphytum belongs to the parent taxon Boraginaceae[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'comfrey'}[15], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Smeerwortel'}[16], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '聚合草属'}[17], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '聚合草属'}[18].

Identifiers

Symphytum's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 55725[20]. Symphytum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 192327[21]. Symphytum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 40245[22]. Symphytum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2926061[23]. Symphytum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 32025[24].

Why It Matters

Symphytum ranks in the top 0.48% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,315 views/month, #941 of 195,241).[2] Symphytum has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Symphytum is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Familial classification of the Boraginales. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [21] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [24] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 64(2). wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q293129
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q293129, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
  2. 16w ago · Putnik · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has fruit type → nucule
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → tauke
    Parent taxon → Boraginaceae
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 2687190
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7666]]: tauke"
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