Kaempferia galanga

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q1113398
Kaempferia galanga
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Kaempferia galanga

Summary

Kaempferia galanga is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (572 views/month, #1,507 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kaempferia galanga's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Kaempferia galanga is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Kaempferia galanga's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Data Deficient[5].
  • Kaempferia galanga belongs to the parent taxon Kaempferia[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Kaempferia galanga is Kaempferia galanga[7].
  • Kaempferia galanga is used for food[8].
  • Kaempferia galanga is used for spice[9].
  • Kaempferia galanga is used for medicinal plant[10].
  • Kaempferia galanga's Commons category is recorded as Kaempferia galanga[11].
  • Kaempferia galanga's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kaempferia galanga[12].
  • Kaempferia galanga's Commons gallery is recorded as Kaempferia galanga[13].
  • Kaempferia galanga's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[14].
  • Kaempferia galanga's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 16(2)[15].
  • Kaempferia galanga's taxon synonym is recorded as Kaempferia marginata[16].
  • Kaempferia galanga's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=20916[17].
  • Kaempferia galanga's this taxon is source of is recorded as galangal[18].
  • Kaempferia galanga's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'K. galanga'}[19].
  • Kaempferia galanga is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'galanga'}[20].
  • Kaempferia galanga is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Guineangalangali'}[21].
  • Kaempferia galanga is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'cananga-do-japão'}[22].
  • Kaempferia galanga is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '山柰'}[23].
  • Kaempferia galanga is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '沙姜'}[24].
  • Kaempferia galanga is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '山奈'}[25].
  • Kaempferia galanga is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '山柰'}[26].
  • Kaempferia galanga's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Kaempferia galanga is Kaempferia galanga[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Kaempferia[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'galanga'}[20], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Guineangalangali'}[21], {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'cananga-do-japão'}[22], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '山柰'}[23], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '沙姜'}[24], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '山奈'}[25].

Identifiers

Kaempferia galanga's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 346606[28]. Kaempferia galanga's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 97750[29]. Kaempferia galanga's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1117421[30]. Kaempferia galanga's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5301451[31]. Kaempferia galanga's ITIS TSN is recorded as 506507[32].

Why It Matters

Kaempferia galanga ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (572 views/month, #1,507 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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