Melianthus

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q2618410
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Melianthus

Summary

Melianthus is a taxon[1]. Melianthus ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #1,611 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Melianthus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Melianthus's instance of is recorded as common name[4].
  • Melianthus is classified at the rank of genus[5].
  • Melianthus belongs to the parent taxon Melianthaceae[6].
  • Melianthus is classified within Francoaceae[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Melianthus is Melianthus[8].
  • Melianthus's Commons category is recorded as Melianthus[9].
  • The taxonomic type of Melianthus is Melianthus major[10].
  • Melianthus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Melianthus[11].
  • Melianthus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=7423[12].
  • Melianthus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蜜花属'}[13].
  • Melianthus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蜜花树属'}[14].
  • Melianthus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '羽叶树属'}[15].
  • Melianthus's has fruit type is recorded as capsule[16].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Melianthus is Melianthus[8]. Melianthus is classified at the rank of genus[5]. Recorded parent taxon include Melianthaceae[6] and Francoaceae[7]. The taxonomic type of Melianthus is Melianthus major[10]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蜜花属'}[13], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蜜花树属'}[14], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '羽叶树属'}[15].

Identifiers

Melianthus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 120236[17]. Melianthus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 85229[18]. Melianthus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 5023272[19]. Melianthus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7107288[20]. Melianthus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 895173[21].

Why It Matters

Melianthus ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #1,611 of 195,241).[2] Melianthus has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Melianthus is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [21] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Families and genera of Chinese angiosperms: a synoptic classification based on APG III. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Families and genera of Chinese angiosperms: a synoptic classification based on APG III. wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomic type Melianthus major
    Parent taxon Melianthaceae, Francoaceae
    Topic's main category Category:Melianthus
    Instance of taxon, common name
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