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Hibiscus

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q157124
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Hibiscus

Summary

Hibiscus is a taxon[1]. Hibiscus ranks in the top 0.093% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,555 views/month, #181 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hibiscus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Hibiscus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Hibiscus belongs to the parent taxon Hibisceae[5].
  • Hibiscus's scientific name is Hibiscus[6].
  • Hibiscus's Commons category is recorded as Hibiscus[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Hibiscus is Hibiscus syriacus[8].
  • Hibiscus's Unicode character is recorded as 🌺[9].
  • Hibiscus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hibiscus[10].
  • Hibiscus's Commons gallery is recorded as Hibiscus[11].
  • Hibiscus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • Hibiscus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 49(2)[13].
  • Hibiscus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Hibiscus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • Hibiscus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=5665[16].
  • Hibiscus's this taxon is source of is recorded as Hibiscus flower[17].
  • Hibiscus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'rosemallow'}[18].
  • Hibiscus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Hibiskukset'}[19].
  • Hibiscus is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Ketmia (Hibiskus)'}[20].
  • Hibiscus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Гибискус'}[21].
  • Hibiscus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ta', 'text': 'செம்பருத்தி'}[22].
  • Hibiscus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '木槿屬'}[23].
  • Hibiscus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Hibiscus'}[24].
  • Hibiscus is commonly known as {'lang': 'mk', 'text': 'слезовина'}[25].
  • Hibiscus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '木槿属'}[26].
  • Hibiscus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '木槿属'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Hibiscus is Hibiscus[6]. Hibiscus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Hibiscus is classified within Hibisceae[5]. The taxonomic type of Hibiscus is Hibiscus syriacus[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'rosemallow'}[18], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Hibiskukset'}[19], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Ketmia (Hibiskus)'}[20], {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Гибискус'}[21], {'lang': 'ta', 'text': 'செம்பருத்தி'}[22], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '木槿屬'}[23].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 48891[28] and 287078[29]. Hibiscus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 47605[30]. Hibiscus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 39956445[31]. Hibiscus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3152542[32]. Hibiscus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 21611[33].

Why It Matters

Hibiscus ranks in the top 0.093% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,555 views/month, #181 of 195,241).[2] Hibiscus has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Hibiscus is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [33] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [32] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 49(2). wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: 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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