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Coryphantha

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q133876
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Coryphantha

Summary

Coryphantha is a taxon[1]. Coryphantha ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (96 views/month, #1,595 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Coryphantha's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Coryphantha is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Coryphantha is classified within Cacteae[5].
  • Coryphantha's scientific name is Coryphantha[6].
  • Coryphantha's Commons category is recorded as Coryphantha[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Coryphantha is Mammillaria sulcata[8].
  • Coryphantha's has basionym is recorded as Mammillaria subg. Coryphantha[9].
  • Coryphantha's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Coryphantha[10].
  • Coryphantha's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=2977[11].
  • Coryphantha is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'beehive cactus'}[12].
  • Coryphantha is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Piikaktukset'}[13].
  • Coryphantha is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '凤梨球属'}[14].
  • Coryphantha is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '菠萝球属'}[15].
  • Coryphantha is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '顶花球属'}[16].
  • Coryphantha is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'krooncactus'}[17].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Coryphantha is Coryphantha[6]. Coryphantha is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Coryphantha belongs to the parent taxon Cacteae[5]. The taxonomic type of Coryphantha is Mammillaria sulcata[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'beehive cactus'}[12], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Piikaktukset'}[13], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '凤梨球属'}[14], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '菠萝球属'}[15], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '顶花球属'}[16], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'krooncactus'}[17].

Identifiers

Coryphantha's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 72072[18]. Coryphantha's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 130108[19]. Coryphantha's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 38294[20]. Coryphantha's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3084422[21]. Coryphantha's ITIS TSN is recorded as 19823[22].

Why It Matters

Coryphantha ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (96 views/month, #1,595 of 195,241).[2] Coryphantha has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Coryphantha is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Das große Kakteen-Lexikon. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Das große Kakteen-Lexikon. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [21] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. 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] ↑ . Cactussen. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . 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. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Cacteae
    Has basionym → Mammillaria subg. Coryphantha
    Taxon rank → genus
    Instance of → taxon
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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