Frangula

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q79189
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Frangula

Summary

Frangula is a taxon[1]. Frangula ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 views/month, #1,617 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Frangula's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Frangula is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Frangula is classified within Rhamnaceae[5].
  • Frangula's scientific name is Frangula[6].
  • Frangula's Commons category is recorded as Frangula[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Frangula is Frangula alnus[8].
  • Frangula's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Frangula[9].
  • Frangula's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica First Edition[10].
  • Frangula's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=14588[11].
  • Frangula is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'buckthorn'}[12].
  • Frangula is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '裸芽鼠李属'}[13].
  • Frangula is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'krhlika'}[14].
  • Frangula is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'イソノキ属'}[15].
  • Frangula's different from is recorded as Kruszyna[16].

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Classification

Frangula's scientific name is Frangula[6]. Frangula is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Frangula belongs to the parent taxon Rhamnaceae[5]. The taxonomic type of Frangula is Frangula alnus[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'buckthorn'}[12], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '裸芽鼠李属'}[13], {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'krhlika'}[14], and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'イソノキ属'}[15].

Identifiers

Frangula's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 53424[17]. Frangula's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 106676[18]. Frangula's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 61036[19]. Frangula's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3039453[20]. Frangula's ITIS TSN is recorded as 500850[21].

Why It Matters

Frangula ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 views/month, #1,617 of 195,241).[2] Frangula has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Frangula is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomic type Frangula alnus
    Taxon rank genus
    Instance of
    Parent taxon Rhamnaceae
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