Lens culinaris
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Summary
Lens culinaris is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.17% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,551 views/month, #330 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- Parent taxon: Lens[4]
- Taxon name: Lens culinaris[5]
- Subclass of: useful plant[6]
- Has use: fodder[7], food[8], medicinal plant[9]
- Commons category: Vicia culinaris[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Vicia culinaris[11]
- Commons gallery: Lens culinaris[12]
- Described by source: Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[13], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 42(2)[14], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[16]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=411141[17]
- This taxon is source of: lentil[18]
- Short name: L. culinaris[19]
- Taxon common name: corbysen[20], lentil[21], Linse[22], Lenteja[23], kylvövirvilä[24], Linssi[25], rokkalinssi[26], Lentille cultivée[27], Lencse[28], Леќа[29], Linze[30], Lentilha[31], Чечевица обыкновенная[32], Чечевица пищевая[33]
- Different from: Lens esculenta[34]
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Identifiers
Lens culinaris's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 57305[35]. Lens culinaris's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3864[36]. Lens culinaris's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 647510[37]. Lens culinaris's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5350010[38]. Lens culinaris's ITIS TSN is recorded as 503364[39].
Discovery and Description
Things named for Lens culinaris include Mess of pottage[40], a Bible story[41].
Why It Matters
Lens culinaris has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for it include Mess of pottage[40], a Bible story[41].