Cupressus

genus of evergreen conifers
Taxon taxon Q146911
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Cupressus

Summary

Cupressus is a taxon[1]. Cupressus ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,261 views/month, #1,358 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cupressus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Cupressus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Cupressus is classified within Cupressoideae[5].
  • Cupressus belongs to the parent taxon Cupressaceae[6].
  • Cupressus's scientific name is Cupressus[7].
  • Cupressus is a type of tree[8].
  • Cupressus's Commons category is recorded as Cupressus[9].
  • The taxonomic type of Cupressus is Cupressus sempervirens[10].
  • Cupressus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cupressus[11].
  • Cupressus's Commons gallery is recorded as Cupressus[12].
  • Cupressus's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[13].
  • Cupressus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Cupressus's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[15].
  • Cupressus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16].
  • Cupressus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 7[17].
  • Cupressus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Cupressus's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[19].
  • Cupressus's taxon synonym is recorded as Xanthocyparis[20].
  • Cupressus's taxon synonym is recorded as Callitropsis[21].
  • Cupressus's taxon synonym is recorded as Hesperocyparis[22].
  • Cupressus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=3183[23].
  • Cupressus's this taxon is source of is recorded as cypress wood[24].
  • Cupressus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'cypress'}[25].
  • Cupressus is commonly known as {'lang': 'br', 'text': 'Siprezenn'}[26].
  • Cupressus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Xiprer'}[27].

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Classification

Cupressus's scientific name is Cupressus[7]. Cupressus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Cupressoideae[5] and Cupressaceae[6]. The taxonomic type of Cupressus is Cupressus sempervirens[10]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'cypress'}[25], {'lang': 'br', 'text': 'Siprezenn'}[26], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Xiprer'}[27], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Cypres'}[28], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Zypressen'}[29], and {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Κυπαρίσσι'}[30].

Identifiers

Cupressus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 49292[31]. Cupressus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 13468[32]. Cupressus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 34195[33]. Cupressus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2683954[34]. Cupressus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 183455[35].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Cupressus include 8656 Cupressus[36], an asteroid[37].

Why It Matters

Cupressus ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,261 views/month, #1,358 of 195,241).[2] Cupressus has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Cupressus is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for Cupressus include 8656 Cupressus[36], an asteroid[37].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, 13. Band: Gymnospermae. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . A new classification and linear sequence of extant gymnosperms. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [35] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [33] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [34] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . A new classification and linear sequence of extant gymnosperms. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . A new classification and linear sequence of extant gymnosperms. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . A new classification and linear sequence of extant gymnosperms. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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