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Scaevola

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Taxon taxon Q1478701
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Scaevola

Summary

Scaevola is a taxon[1]. Scaevola ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (648 views/month, #1,455 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Scaevola's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Scaevola is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Scaevola belongs to the parent taxon Goodeniaceae[5].
  • Scaevola's scientific name is Scaevola[6].
  • Scaevola's Commons category is recorded as Scaevola[7].
  • Scaevola's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Scaevola (plant)[8].
  • Scaevola's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 73(2)[9].
  • Scaevola's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=10797[10].
  • Scaevola is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'naupaka'}[11].
  • Scaevola is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Fächerblumen'}[12].
  • Scaevola is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fan Flower'}[13].
  • Scaevola is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Naupaka'}[14].
  • Scaevola is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Siniviuhkat'}[15].
  • Scaevola is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'クサトベラ属'}[16].
  • Scaevola is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Сцевола'}[17].
  • Scaevola is commonly known as {'lang': 'to', 'text': 'Ngahu'}[18].
  • Scaevola is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '草海桐'}[19].
  • Scaevola is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '水草'}[20].
  • Scaevola is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '草海桐属'}[21].
  • Scaevola is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '草海桐属'}[22].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Scaevola is Scaevola[6]. Scaevola is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Scaevola belongs to the parent taxon Goodeniaceae[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'naupaka'}[11], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Fächerblumen'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fan Flower'}[13], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Siniviuhkat'}[15], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'クサトベラ属'}[16], and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Сцевола'}[17].

Identifiers

Scaevola's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 48323[23]. Scaevola's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 16480[24]. Scaevola's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 49100[25]. Scaevola's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3158673[26]. Scaevola's ITIS TSN is recorded as 34769[27].

Why It Matters

Scaevola ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (648 views/month, #1,455 of 195,241).[2] Scaevola has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Scaevola is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [24] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [27] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [25] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [26] ↑ . 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.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 73(2). wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Goodeniaceae
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