Psilotum

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q139732
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Psilotum

Summary

Psilotum is a taxon[1]. Psilotum ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (141 views/month, #1,559 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Psilotum's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Psilotum is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Psilotum is classified within Psilotaceae[5].
  • Psilotum's scientific name is Psilotum[6].
  • Psilotum's Commons category is recorded as Psilotum[7].
  • Psilotum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Psilotum[8].
  • Psilotum's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 6(3)[9].
  • Psilotum's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=10047[10].
  • Psilotum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'whisk fern'}[11].
  • Psilotum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Whisk Ferns'}[12].
  • Psilotum is commonly known as {'lang': 'id', 'text': 'Paku Telanjang'}[13].
  • Psilotum is commonly known as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Psilotas'}[14].
  • Psilotum is commonly known as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'Псилот'}[15].
  • Psilotum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '松叶蕨属'}[16].
  • Psilotum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '松叶蕨属'}[17].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Psilotum is Psilotum[6]. Psilotum is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Psilotum belongs to the parent taxon Psilotaceae[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'whisk fern'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Whisk Ferns'}[12], {'lang': 'id', 'text': 'Paku Telanjang'}[13], {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Psilotas'}[14], {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'Псилот'}[15], and {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '松叶蕨属'}[16].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 154813[18] and 448573[19]. Psilotum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3239[20]. Psilotum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2688173[21]. Psilotum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 17006[22].

Why It Matters

Psilotum ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (141 views/month, #1,559 of 195,241).[2] Psilotum has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Psilotum is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [22] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 6(3). wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . Diversity and distribution of lycophytes and ferns in China. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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