Thuja plicata

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q147417
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Thuja plicata

Summary

Thuja plicata is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.62% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,332 views/month, #1,212 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Thuja plicata's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Thuja plicata is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Thuja plicata's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Thuja plicata is classified within Thuja[6].
  • Thuja plicata's scientific name is Thuja plicata[7].
  • Thuja plicata's Commons category is recorded as Thuja plicata[8].
  • Thuja plicata's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Thuja plicata[9].
  • Thuja plicata's Commons gallery is recorded as Thuja plicata[10].
  • Thuja plicata's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 7[11].
  • Thuja plicata's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=36593[12].
  • Thuja plicata's this taxon is source of is recorded as western redcedar[13].
  • Thuja plicata's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'T. plicata'}[14].
  • Thuja plicata is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Western Redcedar'}[15].
  • Thuja plicata is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Western Red-cedar'}[16].
  • Thuja plicata is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Thuya géant'}[17].
  • Thuja plicata is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Reuzenlevensboom'}[18].
  • Thuja plicata is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Kæmpe-Thuja'}[19].
  • Thuja plicata is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Riesen-Lebensbaum'}[20].
  • Thuja plicata is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Jättituija'}[21].
  • Thuja plicata is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tuya'}[22].
  • Thuja plicata is commonly known as {'lang': 'gl', 'text': 'Tuia xigante'}[23].
  • Thuja plicata is commonly known as {'lang': 'hr', 'text': 'Tuja azijska golema'}[24].
  • Thuja plicata is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'western redcedar'}[25].
  • Thuja plicata is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'cedrwydden goch'}[26].
  • Thuja plicata is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ベイスギ'}[27].

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Classification

Thuja plicata's scientific name is Thuja plicata[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Thuja[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Western Redcedar'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Western Red-cedar'}[16], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Thuya géant'}[17], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Reuzenlevensboom'}[18], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Kæmpe-Thuja'}[19], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Riesen-Lebensbaum'}[20].

Identifiers

Thuja plicata's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 48252[28]. Thuja plicata's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3316[29]. Thuja plicata's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1034889[30]. Thuja plicata's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2684171[31]. Thuja plicata's ITIS TSN is recorded as 18044[32].

Why It Matters

Thuja plicata ranks in the top 0.62% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,332 views/month, #1,212 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] . Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, 13. Band: Gymnospermae. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . iNaturalist. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . 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] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Taxon rank species
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    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
    This taxon is source of western redcedar
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