Syzygium cumini

species of tree
Taxon taxon Q232571
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Summary

Syzygium cumini is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.48% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,812 views/month, #947 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Syzygium[5]
  • Taxon name: Syzygium cumini[6]
  • Has use: medicinal plant[7], building material[8], food[9], wood[10]
  • Commons category: Syzygium cumini[11]
  • Has basionym: Myrtus cumini[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Syzygium cumini[13]
  • Commons gallery: Syzygium cumini[14]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[15]
  • Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 53(1)[16]
  • Taxon synonym: Caryophyllus corticosus[17]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=36128[18]
  • This taxon is source of: Malabar plum[19]
  • Short name: S. cumini[20]
  • Taxon common name: Java plum[21], 堇寶蓮[22], 乌墨[23], 乌楣[24], 海南蒲桃[25], 西洋果[26], 野冬青果[27], 乌墨(海南蒲桃)[28], 云南獐牙菜[29], 羊屎果[30], 堇宝莲叶[31], 羊屎果树皮[32], 蒲桃[33], 蒲桃子[34]
  • Has fruit type: drupe[35]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[36], WikiProject Plants[37], WikiProject Food and drink[38]
  • Taxon author citation: (L.) Skeels[39]

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Identifiers

Syzygium cumini's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 169518[40]. Syzygium cumini's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 260142[41]. Syzygium cumini's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 2508660[42]. Syzygium cumini's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3183840[43]. Syzygium cumini's ITIS TSN is recorded as 505419[44].

Why It Matters

Syzygium cumini has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [41] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [44] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [42] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [43] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  35. [33] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  36. [34] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  37. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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