Torreya nucifera

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q1373999
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Torreya nucifera

Summary

Torreya nucifera is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (294 views/month, #1,598 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Torreya nucifera's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Torreya nucifera is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Torreya nucifera's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Torreya nucifera is classified within Torreya[6].
  • Torreya nucifera's scientific name is Torreya nucifera[7].
  • Torreya nucifera's Commons category is recorded as Torreya nucifera[8].
  • Torreya nucifera's has basionym is recorded as Taxus nucifera[9].
  • Torreya nucifera's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Torreya nucifera[10].
  • Torreya nucifera's Commons gallery is recorded as Torreya nucifera[11].
  • Torreya nucifera's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 7[12].
  • Torreya nucifera's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=36767[13].
  • Torreya nucifera's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'T. nucifera'}[14].
  • Torreya nucifera is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Japanese torreya'}[15].
  • Torreya nucifera is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Japanische Nusseibe'}[16].
  • Torreya nucifera is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Japanese Nutmeg-yew'}[17].
  • Torreya nucifera is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'カヤ'}[18].
  • Torreya nucifera is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '비자나무'}[19].
  • Torreya nucifera is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Japansk nøttebarlind'}[20].
  • Torreya nucifera is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Japanese Nutmeg Tree'}[21].
  • Torreya nucifera is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '日本榧'}[22].
  • Torreya nucifera is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '日榧'}[23].
  • Torreya nucifera is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '日本榧树'}[24].
  • Torreya nucifera is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '日本榧树'}[25].
  • Torreya nucifera's taxon author citation is recorded as L. Siebold & Zucc.[26].

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Classification

Torreya nucifera's scientific name is Torreya nucifera[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Torreya[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Japanese torreya'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Japanische Nusseibe'}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Japanese Nutmeg-yew'}[17], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'カヤ'}[18], {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '비자나무'}[19], and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Japansk nøttebarlind'}[20].

Identifiers

Torreya nucifera's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 55197[27]. Torreya nucifera's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 50189[28]. Torreya nucifera's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1033659[29]. Torreya nucifera's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5284492[30]. Torreya nucifera's ITIS TSN is recorded as 506600[31].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Torreya nucifera include Kaya-no-miya[32], a miyake[33], founded in 1892[34].

Why It Matters

Torreya nucifera ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (294 views/month, #1,598 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for it include Kaya-no-miya[32], a miyake[33], founded in 1892[34].

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] . Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, 13. Band: Gymnospermae. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 7. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . 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. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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