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Melanthiaceae

family of plants
Taxon taxon Q157234
Melanthiaceae
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Melanthiaceae

Summary

Melanthiaceae is a taxon[1]. Melanthiaceae ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (233 views/month, #1,559 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Melanthiaceae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Melanthiaceae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Melanthiaceae belongs to the parent taxon Melanthiales[5].
  • Melanthiaceae belongs to the parent taxon Liliales[6].
  • Melanthiaceae belongs to the parent taxon Alstroemeriineae[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Melanthiaceae is Melanthiaceae[8].
  • Melanthiaceae's Commons category is recorded as Melanthiaceae[9].
  • The taxonomic type of Melanthiaceae is Melanthium[10].
  • Melanthiaceae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Melanthiaceae[11].
  • Melanthiaceae's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • Melanthiaceae's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomyfamily.aspx?id=702[13].
  • Melanthiaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'melanthiacees'}[14].
  • Melanthiaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Melantkimilər'}[15].
  • Melanthiaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Melantiàcia'}[16].
  • Melanthiaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kýchavicovité'}[17].
  • Melanthiaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Giftlilje-familien'}[18].
  • Melanthiaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Germergewächse'}[19].
  • Melanthiaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'bunch flower family'}[20].
  • Melanthiaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Melantiacoj'}[21].
  • Melanthiaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'melanthiáceas'}[22].
  • Melanthiaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Karhunruohokasvit'}[23].
  • Melanthiaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Mélanthiacées'}[24].
  • Melanthiaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'hsb', 'text': 'Kichawowe rostliny'}[25].
  • Melanthiaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Zászpafélék'}[26].
  • Melanthiaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'メランチウム科'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Melanthiaceae is Melanthiaceae[8]. Melanthiaceae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Melanthiales[5], Liliales[6], and Alstroemeriineae[7]. The taxonomic type of Melanthiaceae is Melanthium[10]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'melanthiacees'}[14], {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Melantkimilər'}[15], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Melantiàcia'}[16], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kýchavicovité'}[17], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Giftlilje-familien'}[18], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Germergewächse'}[19].

Identifiers

Melanthiaceae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 49464[28]. Melanthiaceae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 50362[29]. Melanthiaceae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 5431[30]. Melanthiaceae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7700[31]. Melanthiaceae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 810131[32].

Why It Matters

Melanthiaceae ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (233 views/month, #1,559 of 195,241).[2] Melanthiaceae has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Melanthiaceae is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Reveal System of Classification. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Summary of recent systems of angiosperm classification. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . 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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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Melanthiales, Liliales, Alstroemeriineae
    Taxon rank → family
    Instance of → taxon
    Taxonomic type → Melanthium
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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