Oenothera

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q157658
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Oenothera

Summary

Oenothera is a taxon[1]. Oenothera ranks in the top 0.65% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,277 views/month, #1,273 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Oenothera's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Oenothera is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Oenothera belongs to the parent taxon Onagroideae[5].
  • Oenothera's scientific name is Oenothera[6].
  • Oenothera is a type of plant[7].
  • Oenothera's Commons category is recorded as Oenothera[8].
  • The taxonomic type of Oenothera is Oenothera biennis[9].
  • Oenothera's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Oenothera[10].
  • Oenothera's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Oenothera's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • Oenothera's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13].
  • Oenothera's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 53(2)[14].
  • Oenothera's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • Oenothera's described by source is recorded as Q19133013[16].
  • Oenothera's taxon synonym is recorded as Pachylophus[17].
  • Oenothera's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=8398[18].
  • Oenothera is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'evening primrose'}[19].
  • Oenothera is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'أخدرية'}[20].
  • Oenothera is commonly known as {'lang': 'sgs', 'text': 'Nakvėša'}[21].
  • Oenothera is commonly known as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Асліннік'}[22].
  • Oenothera is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Enotera'}[23].
  • Oenothera is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'pupalka'}[24].
  • Oenothera is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nachtkerzen'}[25].
  • Oenothera is commonly known as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Enotero'}[26].
  • Oenothera is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Kuningakepp'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Oenothera is Oenothera[6]. Oenothera is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Oenothera is classified within Onagroideae[5]. The taxonomic type of Oenothera is Oenothera biennis[9]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'evening primrose'}[19], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'أخدرية'}[20], {'lang': 'sgs', 'text': 'Nakvėša'}[21], {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Асліннік'}[22], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Enotera'}[23], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'pupalka'}[24].

Identifiers

Oenothera's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 48626[28]. Oenothera's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3939[29]. Oenothera's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 38007[30]. Oenothera's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3188799[31]. Oenothera's ITIS TSN is recorded as 27367[32].

Why It Matters

Oenothera ranks in the top 0.65% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,277 views/month, #1,273 of 195,241).[2] Oenothera has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Oenothera is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . 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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