Basella

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q137750
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Basella

Summary

Basella is a taxon[1]. Basella ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month, #1,618 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Basella's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Basella is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Basella is classified within Basellaceae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Basella is Basella[6].
  • Basella's Commons category is recorded as Basella[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Basella is Basella rubra[8].
  • Basella's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Basella[9].
  • Basella's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 26[10].
  • Basella's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=1311[11].
  • Basella is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'basella'}[12].
  • Basella is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Climbing nightshade'}[13].
  • Basella is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Базелла'}[14].
  • Basella is commonly known as {'lang': 'vi', 'text': 'Chi Mồng tơi'}[15].
  • Basella is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '落葵属'}[16].
  • Basella is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '落葵属'}[17].
  • Basella is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'bazela'}[18].
  • Basella's different from is recorded as Basella[19].

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Classification

Basella's scientific name is Basella[6]. Basella is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Basella belongs to the parent taxon Basellaceae[5]. The taxonomic type of Basella is Basella rubra[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'basella'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Climbing nightshade'}[13], {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Базелла'}[14], {'lang': 'vi', 'text': 'Chi Mồng tơi'}[15], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '落葵属'}[16], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '落葵属'}[17].

Identifiers

Basella's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 156205[20]. Basella's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3588[21]. Basella's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 72650[22]. Basella's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3083503[23]. Basella's ITIS TSN is recorded as 192209[24].

Why It Matters

Basella ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month, #1,618 of 195,241).[2] Basella has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Basella is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [23] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 26. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Lexicon of Plant Riches. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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