Boswellia sacra

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q133964
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Boswellia sacra

Summary

Boswellia sacra is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (830 views/month, #1,358 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Boswellia sacra's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Boswellia sacra is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Boswellia sacra's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened[5].
  • Boswellia sacra is classified within Boswellia[6].
  • Boswellia sacra's scientific name is Boswellia sacra[7].
  • Boswellia sacra's Commons category is recorded as Boswellia sacra[8].
  • Boswellia sacra's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Boswellia sacra[9].
  • Boswellia sacra's Commons gallery is recorded as Boswellia sacra[10].
  • Boswellia sacra's taxon synonym is recorded as Boswellia bhaw-dajiana[11].
  • Boswellia sacra's taxon synonym is recorded as Boswellia carterii[12].
  • Boswellia sacra's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=310550[13].
  • Boswellia sacra's this taxon is source of is recorded as frankincense[14].
  • Boswellia sacra's this taxon is source of is recorded as smell of frankincense[15].
  • Boswellia sacra's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'B. sacra'}[16].
  • Boswellia sacra is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'frankincense'}[17].
  • Boswellia sacra is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '阿拉伯乳香树'}[18].
  • Boswellia sacra is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '阿拉伯乳香'}[19].

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Classification

Boswellia sacra's scientific name is Boswellia sacra[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Boswellia[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'frankincense'}[17], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '阿拉伯乳香树'}[18], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '阿拉伯乳香'}[19].

Identifiers

Boswellia sacra's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 189867[20]. Boswellia sacra's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 173701[21]. Boswellia sacra's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 483515[22]. Boswellia sacra's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5421352[23]. Boswellia sacra's ITIS TSN is recorded as 506409[24].

Why It Matters

Boswellia sacra ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (830 views/month, #1,358 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It 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] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Tropicos. Retrieved . 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] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. 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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