Drosera capensis

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q1570130
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Drosera capensis

Summary

Drosera capensis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.52% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (527 views/month, #1,020 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Drosera capensis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Drosera capensis is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Drosera capensis is classified within Drosera[5].
  • Drosera capensis is endemic to South Africa[6].
  • Drosera capensis's scientific name is Drosera capensis[7].
  • Drosera capensis's Commons category is recorded as Drosera capensis[8].
  • Drosera capensis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Drosera capensis[9].
  • Drosera capensis's Commons gallery is recorded as Drosera capensis[10].
  • Drosera capensis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'D. capensis'}[11].
  • Drosera capensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cape sundew'}[12].
  • Drosera capensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'نبات ندى الشمس'}[13].
  • Drosera capensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Kap şehçiçəyi'}[14].
  • Drosera capensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'rosnatka kapská'}[15].
  • Drosera capensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kap-Sonnentau'}[16].
  • Drosera capensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Kapinkihokki'}[17].
  • Drosera capensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Rossolis du cap'}[18].
  • Drosera capensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'アフリカナガバモウセンゴケ'}[19].
  • Drosera capensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Kaapse zonnedauw'}[20].
  • Drosera capensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Rosiczka przylądkowa'}[21].
  • Drosera capensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Росянка капская'}[22].
  • Drosera capensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '好望角毛氈苔'}[23].
  • Drosera capensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '海角茅膏菜'}[24].
  • Drosera capensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '好望角毛毡苔'}[25].
  • Drosera capensis's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[26].

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Classification

Drosera capensis's scientific name is Drosera capensis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Drosera[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cape sundew'}[12], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'نبات ندى الشمس'}[13], {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Kap şehçiçəyi'}[14], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'rosnatka kapská'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kap-Sonnentau'}[16], and {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Kapinkihokki'}[17].

Distribution

Drosera capensis is endemic to South Africa[6].

Identifiers

Drosera capensis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 52656[27]. Drosera capensis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4366[28]. Drosera capensis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 5470948[29]. Drosera capensis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3191008[30]. Drosera capensis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 896168[31].

Why It Matters

Drosera capensis ranks in the top 0.52% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (527 views/month, #1,020 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . 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] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Parent taxon Drosera
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