Coix lacryma-jobi

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q827098
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Summary

Coix lacryma-jobi is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.65% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,630 views/month, #1,275 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Parent taxon: Coix[4]
  • Taxon name: Coix lacryma-jobi[5]
  • Subclass of: useful plant[6]
  • Has use: food[7], fiber[8], building material[9], medicinal plant[10], fodder[11]
  • Commons category: Coix lacryma-jobi[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Coix lacryma-jobi[13]
  • Commons gallery: Coix lacryma-jobi[14]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[15], https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[16]
  • Described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng[17], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[19], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[20], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 10(2)[21], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22], Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands[23]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=11129[24]
  • Short name: C. lacryma-jobi[25]
  • Taxon common name: Job's tears[26], 薏苡[27], jobinkyynelheinä[28], 薏苡仁[29], 川谷米根[30], 薏仁米[31], 薏米[32], 薏苡叶[33], llarimines de San Pedro[34]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[35]
  • Taxon author citation: L.[36]

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Identifiers

Coix lacryma-jobi's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 145588[37]. Coix lacryma-jobi's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4505[38]. Coix lacryma-jobi's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1114853[39]. Coix lacryma-jobi's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2706301[40]. Coix lacryma-jobi's ITIS TSN is recorded as 41586[41].

Why It Matters

Coix lacryma-jobi has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . 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] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [38] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [41] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [39] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [40] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . Biodiversity Heritage Library. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  35. [33] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  36. [34] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Described by source → Gujin Tushu Jicheng, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao +4
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