Pyracantha

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q157748
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Pyracantha

Summary

Pyracantha is a taxon[1]. Pyracantha ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (957 views/month, #1,474 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pyracantha's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Pyracantha is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Pyracantha is classified within Maloideae[5].
  • Pyracantha's scientific name is Pyracantha[6].
  • Pyracantha's Commons category is recorded as Pyracantha[7].
  • Pyracantha's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pyracantha[8].
  • Pyracantha's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 36[9].
  • Pyracantha's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=10177[10].
  • Pyracantha is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'firethorn'}[11].
  • Pyracantha is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Ildtorn'}[12].
  • Pyracantha is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Feuerdorn'}[13].
  • Pyracantha is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Tulimarjat'}[14].
  • Pyracantha is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Buisson ardent'}[15].
  • Pyracantha is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'トキワサンザシ属 (ピラカンサ属)'}[16].
  • Pyracantha is commonly known as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Dyglainė'}[17].
  • Pyracantha is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Vuurdoorn'}[18].
  • Pyracantha is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Eldtornar'}[19].
  • Pyracantha is commonly known as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Ateş dikeni'}[20].
  • Pyracantha is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '火棘属'}[21].
  • Pyracantha is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '火棘属'}[22].
  • Pyracantha's has fruit type is recorded as pome[23].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Pyracantha is Pyracantha[6]. Pyracantha is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Pyracantha is classified within Maloideae[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'firethorn'}[11], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Ildtorn'}[12], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Feuerdorn'}[13], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Tulimarjat'}[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Buisson ardent'}[15], and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'トキワサンザシ属 (ピラカンサ属)'}[16].

Identifiers

Pyracantha's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 54052[24]. Pyracantha's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 144561[25]. Pyracantha's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 30796[26]. Pyracantha's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2988161[27]. Pyracantha's ITIS TSN is recorded as 25291[28].

Why It Matters

Pyracantha ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (957 views/month, #1,474 of 195,241).[2] Pyracantha has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Pyracantha is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [25] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [26] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 36. wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Maloideae
    Taxon rank genus
    Instance of taxon
    Has fruit type pome
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