Dieffenbachia
genus of plants
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Summary
Dieffenbachia is a taxon[1]. Dieffenbachia ranks in the top 0.59% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,809 views/month, #1,161 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Named after: Joseph Dieffenbach[4]
- Parent taxon: Aroideae[5]
- Taxon name: Dieffenbachia[6]
- Commons category: Dieffenbachia[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Dieffenbachia[8]
- Commons gallery: Dieffenbachia[9]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 13(2)[11], The Encyclopedia Americana[12]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=3687[13]
- Taxon common name: dieffenbachia[14], 花叶万年青属[15], 黛粉芋属[16], 粉黛叶属[17]
- Has fruit type: berry[18]
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Identifiers
Dieffenbachia's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 147272[19]. Dieffenbachia's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 42195[20]. Dieffenbachia's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2869330[21]. Dieffenbachia's ITIS TSN is recorded as 42566[22].
Why It Matters
Dieffenbachia has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Dieffenbachia is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]