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Menyanthaceae

family of plants
Taxon taxon Q161177
Menyanthaceae
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Menyanthaceae

Summary

Menyanthaceae is a taxon[1]. Menyanthaceae ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68 views/month, #1,611 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Menyanthaceae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Menyanthaceae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Menyanthaceae belongs to the parent taxon Asterales[5].
  • Menyanthaceae is classified within Solanales[6].
  • Menyanthaceae belongs to the parent taxon Contortae[7].
  • Menyanthaceae is classified within Menyanthales[8].
  • Menyanthaceae is classified within Asterineae[9].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Menyanthaceae is Menyanthaceae[10].
  • Menyanthaceae's Commons category is recorded as Menyanthaceae[11].
  • The taxonomic type of Menyanthaceae is Menyanthes[12].
  • Menyanthaceae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Menyanthaceae[13].
  • Menyanthaceae's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomyfamily.aspx?id=712[14].
  • Menyanthaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'menyantacees'}[15].
  • Menyanthaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Meniantàcia'}[16].
  • Menyanthaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'vachtovité'}[17].
  • Menyanthaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Bukkebladfamilien'}[18].
  • Menyanthaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Fieberkleegewächse'}[19].
  • Menyanthaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'buckbean family'}[20].
  • Menyanthaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'menyantáceas'}[21].
  • Menyanthaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Ubalehelised'}[22].
  • Menyanthaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Raatekasvit'}[23].
  • Menyanthaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Ményanthacées'}[24].
  • Menyanthaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'hsb', 'text': 'Kózlikowe rostliny'}[25].
  • Menyanthaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Vidrafűfélék'}[26].
  • Menyanthaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Meniantacee'}[27].

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Classification

Menyanthaceae's scientific name is Menyanthaceae[10]. Menyanthaceae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Asterales[5], Solanales[6], Contortae[7], Menyanthales[8], and Asterineae[9]. The taxonomic type of Menyanthaceae is Menyanthes[12]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'menyantacees'}[15], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Meniantàcia'}[16], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'vachtovité'}[17], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Bukkebladfamilien'}[18], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Fieberkleegewächse'}[19], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'buckbean family'}[20].

Identifiers

Menyanthaceae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 62369[28]. Menyanthaceae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 24579[29]. Menyanthaceae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4435[30]. Menyanthaceae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2386[31]. Menyanthaceae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 30895[32].

Why It Matters

Menyanthaceae ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68 views/month, #1,611 of 195,241).[2] Menyanthaceae has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Menyanthaceae is known by 19 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] ↑ . An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Handbuch der Systematischen Botanik. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Reveal System of Classification. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Summary of recent systems of angiosperm classification. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . 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. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Asterales, Solanales, Contortae +2
    Taxon rank → family
    Instance of → taxon
    Has fruit type → capsule
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