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Zingiberaceae

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Zingiberaceae

Summary

Zingiberaceae is a taxon[1]. Zingiberaceae ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (513 views/month, #1,450 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Zingiberaceae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Zingiberaceae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Zingiberaceae belongs to the parent taxon Scitamineae[5].
  • Zingiberaceae belongs to the parent taxon Epigynae[6].
  • Zingiberaceae belongs to the parent taxon Zingiberales[7].
  • Zingiberaceae belongs to the parent taxon Zingiberineae[8].
  • Zingiberaceae's scientific name is Zingiberaceae[9].
  • Zingiberaceae is a type of Zingiberales[10].
  • Zingiberaceae's Commons category is recorded as Zingiberaceae[11].
  • The taxonomic type of Zingiberaceae is Zingiber[12].
  • Zingiberaceae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Zingiberaceae[13].
  • Zingiberaceae's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[14].
  • Zingiberaceae's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 16(2)[15].
  • Zingiberaceae's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16].
  • Zingiberaceae's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomyfamily.aspx?id=1208[17].
  • Zingiberaceae's this taxon is source of is recorded as zerumbone[18].
  • Zingiberaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'วงศ์ขิง'}[19].
  • Zingiberaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ginger family'}[20].
  • Zingiberaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Ingwergewächse'}[21].
  • Zingiberaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Gemberfamilie'}[22].
  • Zingiberaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Ingefärsväxter'}[23].
  • Zingiberaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Ingefær-familien'}[24].
  • Zingiberaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Inkiväärikasvit'}[25].
  • Zingiberaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Ingefærfamilien'}[26].
  • Zingiberaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '姜科'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Zingiberaceae is Zingiberaceae[9]. Zingiberaceae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Scitamineae[5], Epigynae[6], Zingiberales[7], and Zingiberineae[8]. The taxonomic type of Zingiberaceae is Zingiber[12]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'วงศ์ขิง'}[19], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ginger family'}[20], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Ingwergewächse'}[21], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Gemberfamilie'}[22], {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Ingefärsväxter'}[23], and {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Ingefær-familien'}[24].

Identifiers

Zingiberaceae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 52496[28]. Zingiberaceae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4642[29]. Zingiberaceae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 8183[30]. Zingiberaceae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4687[31]. Zingiberaceae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 42392[32].

Why It Matters

Zingiberaceae ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (513 views/month, #1,450 of 195,241).[2] Zingiberaceae has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Zingiberaceae is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Handbuch der Systematischen Botanik. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Genera plantarum ad exemplaria imprimis in herbariis kewensibus servata definita. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Summary of recent systems of angiosperm classification. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . panmai.com. panmai.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 16(2). 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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