Santalum album

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q210858
Santalum album
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Santalum album

Summary

Santalum album is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Santalum album's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Santalum album is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Santalum album is classified within Santalum[5].
  • Santalum album's scientific name is Santalum album[6].
  • Santalum album is used for medicinal plant[7].
  • Santalum album's Commons category is recorded as Santalum album[8].
  • Santalum album's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Santalum album[9].
  • Santalum album's Commons gallery is recorded as Santalum album[10].
  • Santalum album's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[11].
  • Santalum album's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[12].
  • Santalum album's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 24[13].
  • Santalum album's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=33075[14].
  • Santalum album's this taxon is source of is recorded as sandalwood[15].
  • Santalum album's this taxon is source of is recorded as smell of Mysore sandalwood[16].
  • Santalum album's this taxon is source of is recorded as Mysore Sandalwood Oil[17].
  • Santalum album's this taxon is source of is recorded as Mysore sandalwood[18].
  • Santalum album's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. album'}[19].
  • Santalum album is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'sandalwood'}[20].
  • Santalum album is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sandalwood'}[21].
  • Santalum album is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '檀香'}[22].
  • Santalum album is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '真檀'}[23].
  • Santalum album is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '白旃檀'}[24].
  • Santalum album is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '白檀'}[25].
  • Santalum album is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '檀香'}[26].
  • Santalum album is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '檀香油'}[27].

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Classification

Santalum album's scientific name is Santalum album[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Santalum[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'sandalwood'}[20], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '檀香'}[22], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '真檀'}[23], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '白旃檀'}[24], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '白檀'}[25], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '檀香'}[26].

Identifiers

Santalum album's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 68656[28]. Santalum album's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 35974[29]. Santalum album's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 405012[30]. Santalum album's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2889785[31]. Santalum album's ITIS TSN is recorded as 195930[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Santalum album include Chandannagar[33], a municipal corporation of West Bengal[34], in India[35].

Why It Matters

Santalum album has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for it include Chandannagar[33], a municipal corporation of West Bengal[34], in India[35].

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. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . 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] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 24. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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