Ficus benjamina

species of flowering plant
Taxon taxon Q275160
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Ficus benjamina

Summary

Ficus benjamina is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.54% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,796 views/month, #1,053 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ficus benjamina's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Ficus benjamina's instance of is recorded as epiphyte[4].
  • Ficus benjamina is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Ficus benjamina's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Ficus benjamina is classified within Ficus subg. Urostigma[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Ficus benjamina is Ficus benjamina[8].
  • Ficus benjamina is used for medicinal plant[9].
  • Ficus benjamina is used for houseplant[10].
  • Ficus benjamina's Commons category is recorded as Ficus benjamina[11].
  • Ficus benjamina's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ficus benjamina[12].
  • Ficus benjamina's Commons gallery is recorded as Ficus benjamina[13].
  • Ficus benjamina's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[14].
  • Ficus benjamina's described by source is recorded as Mantissa Plantarum[15].
  • Ficus benjamina's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=16785[16].
  • Ficus benjamina's has characteristic is recorded as monoecious[17].
  • Ficus benjamina's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'F. benjamina'}[18].
  • Ficus benjamina is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'weeping fig'}[19].
  • Ficus benjamina is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '垂榕'}[20].
  • Ficus benjamina is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '白榕'}[21].
  • Ficus benjamina is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '白肉榕'}[22].
  • Ficus benjamina is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'fikus benjamina'}[23].
  • Ficus benjamina is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '垂叶榕'}[24].
  • Ficus benjamina is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '细叶榕'}[25].
  • Ficus benjamina is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '小叶榕'}[26].
  • Ficus benjamina is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '垂榕'}[27].

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Classification

Ficus benjamina's scientific name is Ficus benjamina[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Ficus subg. Urostigma[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'weeping fig'}[19], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '垂榕'}[20], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '白榕'}[21], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '白肉榕'}[22], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'fikus benjamina'}[23], and {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '垂叶榕'}[24].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 50996[28] and 346875[29]. Ficus benjamina's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 182105[30]. Ficus benjamina's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 594918[31]. Ficus benjamina's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5361932[32]. Ficus benjamina's ITIS TSN is recorded as 19083[33].

Why It Matters

Ficus benjamina ranks in the top 0.54% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,796 views/month, #1,053 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [33] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [32] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Flora of Australia. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Described by source Mantissa Plantarum
    Has use medicinal plant, houseplant
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