Wax gourd

Summary

Wax gourd is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.54% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (349 views/month, #1,054 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Wax gourd's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Wax gourd is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Wax gourd belongs to the parent taxon Benincasa^[5].
• Wax gourd's scientific name is Benincasa hispida^[6].
• Wax gourd is used for medicinal plant^[7].
• Wax gourd is used for vegetable^[8].
• Wax gourd is used for food^[9].
• Wax gourd's Commons category is recorded as Benincasa hispida^[10].
• Wax gourd's has basionym is recorded as Cucurbita hispida^[11].
• Wax gourd's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e^[12].
• Wax gourd's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao^[13].
• Wax gourd's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 73(1)^[14].
• Wax gourd's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=6746^[15].
• Wax gourd's this taxon is source of is recorded as Benincasae Semen^[16].
• Wax gourd's this taxon is source of is recorded as wax gourd^[17].
• Wax gourd's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'B. hispida'}^[18].
• Wax gourd is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'waxgourd'}^[19].
• Wax gourd is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '冬瓜'}^[20].
• Wax gourd is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '冬瓜'}^[21].
• Wax gourd is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '冬瓜子'}^[22].
• Wax gourd is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '冬瓜皮'}^[23].
• Wax gourd is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蒲种壳'}^[24].
• Wax gourd is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '瓠子（变种）'}^[25].
• Wax gourd is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '冬瓜藤'}^[26].
• Wax gourd is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '节瓜'}^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Wax gourd is Benincasa hispida^[6]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Benincasa^[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'waxgourd'}^[19], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '冬瓜'}^[20], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '冬瓜'}^[21], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '冬瓜子'}^[22], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '冬瓜皮'}^[23], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蒲种壳'}^[24].

Identifiers

Wax gourd's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 283076^[28]. Wax gourd's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 102211^[29]. Wax gourd's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 484058^[30]. Wax gourd's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2874524^[31]. Wax gourd's ITIS TSN is recorded as 505894^[32].

Why It Matters

Wax gourd ranks in the top 0.54% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (349 views/month, #1,054 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]