Kerria japonica

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q157401
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Summary

Kerria japonica is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,512 views/month, #1,224 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Parent taxon: Kerria[4]
  • Taxon name: Kerria japonica[5]
  • Subclass of: herbaceous plant[6]
  • Has use: medicinal plant[7]
  • Commons category: Kerria japonica[8]
  • Has basionym: Rubus japonicus[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Kerria japonica[10]
  • Commons gallery: Kerria japonica[11]
  • Described by source: Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[12], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 37[13]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=100510[14]
  • Short name: K. japonica[15]
  • Taxon common name: Kerria[16], cerria[17], ヤマブキ[18], zákula japonská[19], 棣棠[20], 鸡蛋黄花[21], 土黄花[22], 棣棠花[23], 土黄条[24], 棣棠花(棣棠)[25], 棣棠枝叶[26], 棣棠根[27], japonska kerija[28], Japanese rose[29]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[30]
  • Taxon author citation: L. DC.[31], (L.) DC.[32]

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Identifiers

Kerria japonica's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 125788[33]. Kerria japonica's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 120385[34]. Kerria japonica's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 633285[35]. Kerria japonica's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5371450[36]. Kerria japonica's ITIS TSN is recorded as 25245[37].

Why It Matters

Kerria japonica has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → kerria-japonica
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Nzpcn id, update to ids following formatter url change ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/103607c2e7a|details]])"
  2. 8w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Spring flowers at the Institute for Nature Study.jpg
    Taxon common name → Kerria, cerria, ヤマブキ +14
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||tt */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/49245|batch #49245]]"
  3. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon range → Beijing, People's Republic of China, Fujian +1
    Taxon rank → species
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Subclass of → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007543583905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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