Terminalia catappa

species of flowering plant
Taxon taxon Q271179
Terminalia catappa
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Terminalia catappa

Summary

Terminalia catappa is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.62% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,147 views/month, #1,212 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Terminalia catappa's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Terminalia catappa is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Terminalia catappa's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Terminalia catappa is classified within Terminalia[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Terminalia catappa is Terminalia catappa[7].
  • Terminalia catappa is used for afforestation[8].
  • Terminalia catappa is used for medicinal plant[9].
  • Terminalia catappa is used for wood[10].
  • Terminalia catappa is used for building material[11].
  • Terminalia catappa is used for food[12].
  • Terminalia catappa's Commons category is recorded as Terminalia catappa[13].
  • Terminalia catappa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Terminalia catappa[14].
  • Terminalia catappa's Commons gallery is recorded as Terminalia catappa[15].
  • Terminalia catappa's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[16].
  • Terminalia catappa's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[17].
  • Terminalia catappa's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 53(1)[18].
  • Terminalia catappa's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=36334[19].
  • Terminalia catappa's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'T. catappa'}[20].
  • Terminalia catappa is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'tropical-almond'}[21].
  • Terminalia catappa is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '欖仁'}[22].
  • Terminalia catappa is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '榄仁'}[23].
  • Terminalia catappa is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '榄仁树'}[24].
  • Terminalia catappa is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '山枇杷树'}[25].
  • Terminalia catappa is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '榄仁树'}[26].
  • Terminalia catappa is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '榄仁树子'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Terminalia catappa is Terminalia catappa[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Terminalia[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'tropical-almond'}[21], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '欖仁'}[22], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '榄仁'}[23], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '榄仁树'}[24], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '山枇杷树'}[25], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '榄仁树'}[26].

Identifiers

Terminalia catappa's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 62821[28]. Terminalia catappa's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 39993[29]. Terminalia catappa's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 582724[30]. Terminalia catappa's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3189394[31]. Terminalia catappa's ITIS TSN is recorded as 27762[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Terminalia catappa include Talisay[33], a component city[34], in Philippines[35], founded in 1648[36].

Why It Matters

Terminalia catappa ranks in the top 0.62% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,147 views/month, #1,212 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for it include Talisay[33], a component city[34], in Philippines[35], founded in 1648[36].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: 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] . wikidata.org.
  12. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Germplasm Resources Information Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 53(1). wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 53(1). wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . 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. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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