Discocactus

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q133503
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Discocactus

Summary

Discocactus is a taxon[1]. Discocactus ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #1,620 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Discocactus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Discocactus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Discocactus is classified within Trichocereeae[5].
  • Discocactus is classified within Cereinae[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Discocactus is Discocactus[7].
  • Discocactus's Commons category is recorded as Discocactus[8].
  • The taxonomic type of Discocactus is Discocactus insignis[9].
  • Discocactus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Discocactus[10].
  • Discocactus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=3844[11].
  • Discocactus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Napakaktukset'}[12].
  • Discocactus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '圆盘玉属'}[13].
  • Discocactus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'discuscactus'}[14].
  • Discocactus's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix I of CITES[15].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Discocactus is Discocactus[7]. Discocactus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Trichocereeae[5] and Cereinae[6]. The taxonomic type of Discocactus is Discocactus insignis[9]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Napakaktukset'}[12], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '圆盘玉属'}[13], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'discuscactus'}[14].

Identifiers

Discocactus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 183675[16]. Discocactus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 432451[17]. Discocactus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 5188757[18]. Discocactus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7280965[19]. Discocactus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 906990[20].

Why It Matters

Discocactus ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #1,620 of 195,241).[2] Discocactus has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Discocactus is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

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] . A farewell to dated ideas and concepts: molecular phylogenetics and a revised suprageneric classification of the family Cactaceae. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Das große Kakteen-Lexikon. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Cactussen. wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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