Myrsine africana

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q3206290
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Myrsine africana

Summary

Myrsine africana is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month, #1,581 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Myrsine africana's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Myrsine africana is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Myrsine africana belongs to the parent taxon Myrsine[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Myrsine africana is Myrsine africana[6].
  • Myrsine africana is used for food[7].
  • Myrsine africana is used for medicinal plant[8].
  • Myrsine africana's Commons category is recorded as Myrsine africana[9].
  • Myrsine africana's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Myrsine africana[10].
  • Myrsine africana's Commons gallery is recorded as Myrsine africana[11].
  • Myrsine africana's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 58[12].
  • Myrsine africana's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=24881[13].
  • Myrsine africana's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. africana'}[14].
  • Myrsine africana is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '小葉鐵仔'}[15].
  • Myrsine africana is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '铁仔'}[16].
  • Myrsine africana is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '簸赭子'}[17].
  • Myrsine africana is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '野茶'}[18].
  • Myrsine africana is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '明立花'}[19].
  • Myrsine africana is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '铁仔'}[20].
  • Myrsine africana is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '大红袍'}[21].
  • Myrsine africana's taxon author citation is recorded as L.[22].
  • Myrsine africana's taxon range is recorded as People's Republic of China[23].
  • Myrsine africana's taxon range is recorded as Tibet Autonomous Region[24].
  • Myrsine africana's taxon range is recorded as Guangdong[25].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Myrsine africana is Myrsine africana[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Myrsine[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '小葉鐵仔'}[15], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '铁仔'}[16], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '簸赭子'}[17], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '野茶'}[18], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '明立花'}[19], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '铁仔'}[20].

Identifiers

Myrsine africana's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 70260[26]. Myrsine africana's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 59982[27]. Myrsine africana's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 2891611[28]. Myrsine africana's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7331120[29].

Why It Matters

Myrsine africana ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month, #1,581 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [27] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [28] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . A checklist of vascular plants in Shaanxi Province, China (Version 2021). wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . A dataset on inventory and geographical distribution of vascular plants in Xizang, China. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . A dataset on inventory and geographical distributions of higher plants in Guangdong, China. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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