Home › Entities › taxon › Caralluma

Caralluma

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q148940
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Caralluma

Summary

Caralluma is a taxon[1]. Caralluma ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #1,612 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Caralluma's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Caralluma is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Caralluma belongs to the parent taxon Stapeliinae[5].
  • Caralluma belongs to the parent taxon Ceropegieae[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Caralluma is Caralluma[7].
  • Caralluma's Commons category is recorded as Caralluma[8].
  • The taxonomic type of Caralluma is Stapelia adscendens[9].
  • Caralluma's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Caralluma[10].
  • Caralluma's Commons gallery is recorded as Caralluma[11].
  • Caralluma's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=2064[12].
  • Caralluma is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Sarviot'}[13].
  • Caralluma is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '水牛掌属'}[14].
  • Caralluma is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '水牛角属'}[15].
  • Caralluma is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '龙角属'}[16].

Body

Classification

Caralluma's scientific name is Caralluma[7]. Caralluma is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Stapeliinae[5] and Ceropegieae[6]. The taxonomic type of Caralluma is Stapelia adscendens[9]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Sarviot'}[13], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '水牛掌属'}[14], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '水牛角属'}[15], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '龙角属'}[16].

Identifiers

Caralluma's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 124833[17]. Caralluma's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 120809[18]. Caralluma's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 2877789[19]. Caralluma's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3572533[20]. Caralluma's ITIS TSN is recorded as 893790[21].

Why It Matters

Caralluma ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #1,612 of 195,241).[2] Caralluma has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Caralluma is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . An updated classification for Apocynaceae. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . An updated classification for Apocynaceae. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Template:Meve & Liede, 2002. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . An updated classification for Apocynaceae. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Families and genera of Chinese angiosperms: a synoptic classification based on APG III. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Families and genera of Chinese angiosperms: a synoptic classification based on APG III. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Families and genera of Chinese angiosperms: a synoptic classification based on APG III. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Caralluma. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/caralluma
MLA “Caralluma.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/caralluma.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_caralluma_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Caralluma}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/caralluma}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Caralluma — https://4ort.xyz/entity/caralluma (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/caralluma · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Stapeliinae, Ceropegieae
    Taxon rank → genus
    Instance of → taxon
    Taxonomic type → Stapelia adscendens
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007283339305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.