Eucalyptus
genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae
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Summary
Eucalyptus is a taxon[1]. Eucalyptus ranks in the top 0.14% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,508 views/month, #277 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Eucalypteae[4]
- Taxon name: Eucalyptus[5]
- Subclass of: tree[6]
- Commons category: Eucalyptus[7]
- Taxonomic type: Eucalyptus obliqua[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Eucalyptus[9]
- Commons gallery: Eucalyptus[10]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[11], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 53(1)[14], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[17]
- Taxon synonym: Eudesmia[18], Symphyomyrtus[19], Aromadendrum[20]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=4477[21]
- This taxon is source of: Eucalyptus gum[22], eucalyptus[23], eucalyptus scent[24]
- Taxon common name: gum[25], eucalipt[26], 桉属[27], evkalipt[28], eucaliptus[29]
- Different from: Eukaliptus[30]
- Has fruit type: capsule[31]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[32]
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Identifiers
Eucalyptus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 51815[33]. Eucalyptus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3932[34]. Eucalyptus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3176176[35]. Eucalyptus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 27187[36].
Why It Matters
Eucalyptus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Eucalyptus is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]