Alpinia galanga

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q402971
Alpinia galanga
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Alpinia galanga

Summary

Alpinia galanga is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (736 views/month, #1,454 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Alpinia galanga's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Alpinia galanga's instance of is recorded as spice[4].
  • Alpinia galanga's instance of is recorded as food ingredient[5].
  • Alpinia galanga is classified at the rank of species[6].
  • Alpinia galanga belongs to the parent taxon Alpinia[7].
  • Alpinia galanga's scientific name is Alpinia galanga[8].
  • Alpinia galanga is used for spice[9].
  • Alpinia galanga is used for medicinal plant[10].
  • Alpinia galanga is used for food[11].
  • Alpinia galanga is used for vegetable[12].
  • Alpinia galanga is used for fiber[13].
  • Alpinia galanga's Commons category is recorded as Alpinia galanga[14].
  • Alpinia galanga's has basionym is recorded as Maranta galanga[15].
  • Alpinia galanga's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Alpinia galanga[16].
  • Alpinia galanga's Commons gallery is recorded as Alpinia galanga[17].
  • Alpinia galanga's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[18].
  • Alpinia galanga's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[19].
  • Alpinia galanga's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 16(2)[20].
  • Alpinia galanga's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=2666[21].
  • Alpinia galanga's this taxon is source of is recorded as galangal[22].
  • Alpinia galanga's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. galanga'}[23].
  • Alpinia galanga is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'greater galangal'}[24].
  • Alpinia galanga is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '高良薑'}[25].
  • Alpinia galanga is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紅荳蔻'}[26].
  • Alpinia galanga is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '良薑'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Alpinia galanga is Alpinia galanga[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[6]. It belongs to the parent taxon Alpinia[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'greater galangal'}[24], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '高良薑'}[25], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紅荳蔻'}[26], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '良薑'}[27], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '大良薑'}[28], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蠻薑'}[29].

Identifiers

Alpinia galanga's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 123732[30]. Alpinia galanga's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 94327[31]. Alpinia galanga's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1126897[32]. Alpinia galanga's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5302225[33]. Alpinia galanga's ITIS TSN is recorded as 506513[34].

Why It Matters

Alpinia galanga ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (736 views/month, #1,454 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [31] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [34] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [32] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [33] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.

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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