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Catharanthus

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Catharanthus

Summary

Catharanthus is a taxon[1]. Catharanthus ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (291 views/month, #1,539 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Catharanthus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Catharanthus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Catharanthus belongs to the parent taxon Catharanthinae[5].
  • Catharanthus's scientific name is Catharanthus[6].
  • Catharanthus's Commons category is recorded as Catharanthus[7].
  • Catharanthus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Catharanthus[8].
  • Catharanthus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 63[9].
  • Catharanthus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=2178[10].
  • Catharanthus's this taxon is source of is recorded as Catharanthus alkaloid[11].
  • Catharanthus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'periwinkle'}[12].
  • Catharanthus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Catharanthen'}[13].
  • Catharanthus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Katarat'}[14].
  • Catharanthus is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Rosenskönesläktet'}[15].
  • Catharanthus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '长春花属'}[16].
  • Catharanthus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '长春花属'}[17].
  • Catharanthus is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'zimzelen'}[18].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Catharanthus is Catharanthus[6]. Catharanthus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Catharanthus is classified within Catharanthinae[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'periwinkle'}[12], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Catharanthen'}[13], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Katarat'}[14], {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Rosenskönesläktet'}[15], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '长春花属'}[16], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '长春花属'}[17].

Identifiers

Catharanthus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 62926[19]. Catharanthus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4057[20]. Catharanthus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3169829[21]. Catharanthus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 30167[22].

Why It Matters

Catharanthus ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (291 views/month, #1,539 of 195,241).[2] Catharanthus has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Catharanthus is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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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] ↑ . An updated classification for Apocynaceae. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [22] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 63. wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    This taxon is source of → Catharanthus alkaloid
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 2052185
    Parent taxon → Catharanthinae
    Aliases → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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