Aframomum melegueta

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q1503476
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Aframomum melegueta

Summary

Aframomum melegueta is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,875 views/month, #1,370 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Aframomum melegueta's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Aframomum melegueta is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Aframomum melegueta's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Data Deficient[5].
  • Aframomum melegueta is classified within Aframomum[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Aframomum melegueta is Aframomum melegueta[7].
  • Aframomum melegueta is used for medicinal plant[8].
  • Aframomum melegueta's Commons category is recorded as Aframomum melegueta[9].
  • Aframomum melegueta's has basionym is recorded as Amomum melegueta[10].
  • Aframomum melegueta's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Aframomum melegueta[11].
  • Aframomum melegueta's Commons gallery is recorded as Aframomum melegueta[12].
  • Aframomum melegueta's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[13].
  • Aframomum melegueta's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14].
  • Aframomum melegueta's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • Aframomum melegueta's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[16].
  • Aframomum melegueta's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=101012[17].
  • Aframomum melegueta's this taxon is source of is recorded as grains of paradise[18].
  • Aframomum melegueta's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. melegueta'}[19].
  • Aframomum melegueta is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'melegueta pepper'}[20].
  • Aframomum melegueta is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'aframon rajské zrno'}[21].
  • Aframomum melegueta is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Paradieskörner'}[22].
  • Aframomum melegueta is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Meleguetapippuri'}[23].
  • Aframomum melegueta is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'meleguettapippuri'}[24].
  • Aframomum melegueta is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Maniguette'}[25].
  • Aframomum melegueta's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[26].
  • Aframomum melegueta's taxon range is recorded as Gabon[27].

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Classification

Aframomum melegueta's scientific name is Aframomum melegueta[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Aframomum[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'melegueta pepper'}[20], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'aframon rajské zrno'}[21], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Paradieskörner'}[22], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Meleguetapippuri'}[23], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'meleguettapippuri'}[24], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Maniguette'}[25].

Identifiers

Aframomum melegueta's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 123714[28]. Aframomum melegueta's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 637930[29]. Aframomum melegueta's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1127012[30]. Aframomum melegueta's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2758930[31]. Aframomum melegueta's ITIS TSN is recorded as 506501[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Aframomum melegueta include Pepper Coast[33], a geographical feature[34], in Liberia[35].

Why It Matters

Aframomum melegueta ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,875 views/month, #1,370 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for it include Pepper Coast[33], a geographical feature[34], in Liberia[35].

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] . Das Pflanzenreich. ipni.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . gbif.org. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Retrieved . 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] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] . gbif.org. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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