Calamus

genus of palms
Taxon taxon Q165260
Calamus
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Calamus

Summary

Calamus is a taxon[1]. Calamus ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month, #1,591 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Calamus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Calamus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Calamus belongs to the parent taxon Q14080[5].
  • Calamus's scientific name is Calamus[6].
  • Calamus's Commons category is recorded as Calamus (Arecaceae)[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Calamus is Calamus rotang[8].
  • Calamus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Calamus (palm)[9].
  • Calamus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10].
  • Calamus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 13(1)[11].
  • Calamus's taxon synonym is recorded as Daemonorops[12].
  • Calamus's taxon synonym is recorded as Retispatha[13].
  • Calamus's taxon synonym is recorded as Ceratolobus[14].
  • Calamus's taxon synonym is recorded as Pogonotium[15].
  • Calamus's taxon synonym is recorded as Calospatha[16].
  • Calamus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=1862[17].
  • Calamus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'calamus'}[18].
  • Calamus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '省藤属'}[19].
  • Calamus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '省藤属'}[20].
  • Calamus's has list is recorded as Q26183062[21].
  • Calamus's taxon range is recorded as Brazil[22].
  • Calamus's homonymous taxon is recorded as Calamus[23].
  • Calamus's homonymous taxon is recorded as Calamus Saussure, 1862[24].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Calamus is Calamus[6]. Calamus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Calamus belongs to the parent taxon Q14080[5]. The taxonomic type of Calamus is Calamus rotang[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'calamus'}[18], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '省藤属'}[19], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '省藤属'}[20].

Identifiers

Calamus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 128986[25]. Calamus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4711[26]. Calamus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 25595[27]. Calamus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8494406[28]. Calamus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 500799[29].

Why It Matters

Calamus ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month, #1,591 of 195,241).[2] Calamus has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Calamus is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

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] . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  7. [26] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] . wikidata.org.
  10. [28] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . 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] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 13(1). wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Parent taxon Q14080
    Taxon rank genus
    Instance of taxon
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