Chamaecyparis obtusa

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q917187
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Summary

Chamaecyparis obtusa is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.68% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,317 views/month, #1,325 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Near Threatened[4]
  • Parent taxon: Chamaecyparis[5]
  • Taxon name: Chamaecyparis obtusa[6]
  • Has use: afforestation[7], wood[8]
  • Commons category: Chamaecyparis obtusa[9]
  • Has basionym: Retinispora obtusa[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Chamaecyparis obtusa[11]
  • Commons gallery: Chamaecyparis obtusa[12]
  • Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 7[13]
  • Taxon synonym: Retinospora obtusa[14]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=10080[15]
  • This taxon is source of: hinoki wood[16]
  • Short name: C. obtusa[17]
  • Taxon common name: Hinoki Cypress[18], 日本扁柏[19], hinoki false cypress[20], 白柏[21], 钝叶扁柏[22], 扁柏[23]
  • Longest observed lifespan: 1101 years[24]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[25]
  • Taxon author citation: (Siebold & Zucc.) Endl.[26]
  • Taxon range: People's Republic of China[27], Fujian[28]

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Identifiers

Chamaecyparis obtusa's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 133369[29]. Chamaecyparis obtusa's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 13415[30]. Chamaecyparis obtusa's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1061746[31]. Chamaecyparis obtusa's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2683849[32]. Chamaecyparis obtusa's ITIS TSN is recorded as 505932[33].

Why It Matters

Chamaecyparis obtusa has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Synopsis Coniferarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [33] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [32] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . rmtrr.org. Retrieved . rmtrr.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . A checklist of vascular plants in Shaanxi Province, China (Version 2021). wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Has basionym → Retinispora obtusa
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    This taxon is source of → hinoki wood
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