Leptochloa chinensis
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Summary
Leptochloa chinensis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (141 views/month, #1,626 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- Parent taxon: Leptochloa[4]
- Taxon name: Leptochloa chinensis[5]
- Has use: fodder[6], medicinal plant[7]
- Commons category: Dinebra chinensis[8]
- Has basionym: Poa chinensis[9]
- Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 10(1)[10]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=21778[11]
- Short name: L. chinensis[12]
- Taxon common name: Chinese sprangletop[13], 千金子[14], 油草[15]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[16]
- Taxon author citation: (L.) Nees[17], Nees[18]
- Taxon range: People's Republic of China[19], Shanghai[20], Fujian[21], Guangdong[22], Zhoushan Archipelago[23]
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Identifiers
Leptochloa chinensis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 208809[24]. Leptochloa chinensis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1115438[25]. Leptochloa chinensis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2703873[26]. Leptochloa chinensis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 503388[27].
Why It Matters
Leptochloa chinensis has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]