Lotus
genus of flowering plants in the bean family Fabaceae
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Summary
Lotus is a taxon[1]. Lotus ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,095 views/month, #1,524 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Loteae[4]
- Taxon name: Lotus[5]
- Commons category: Lotus (Fabaceae)[6]
- Unicode character: 🪷[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lotus (genus)[8]
- Commons gallery: Lotus (Fabaceae)[9]
- Described by source: Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[10], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 42(2)[11], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13]
- Taxon synonym: Dorycnium[14]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=6984[15]
- Taxon common name: trefoil[16], Rolklaver[17], 百脉根属[18], nokota[19]
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Identifiers
Lotus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47436[20]. Lotus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3867[21]. Lotus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 27791[22]. Lotus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 10220564[23]. Lotus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 26361[24].
Discovery and Description
Things named for Lotus include Furongian[25], an epoch[26].
Why It Matters
Lotus has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Lotus is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]
Entities named for Lotus include Furongian[25], an epoch[26].