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Torreya

genus of plants
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Torreya

Summary

Torreya is a taxon[1]. Torreya ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month, #1,587 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Torreya's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Torreya is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • John Torrey is named after Torreya[5].
  • Torreya belongs to the parent taxon Taxaceae[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Torreya is Torreya[7].
  • Torreya's Commons category is recorded as Torreya[8].
  • The taxonomic type of Torreya is Torreya taxifolia[9].
  • Torreya began on -45000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Torreya's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Torreya[11].
  • Torreya's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 7[12].
  • Torreya's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=12203[13].
  • Torreya is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'torreya'}[14].
  • Torreya is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '榧树属'}[15].
  • Torreya is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '榧属'}[16].
  • Torreya is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '榧树属'}[17].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Torreya is Torreya[7]. Torreya is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Torreya belongs to the parent taxon Taxaceae[6]. The taxonomic type of Torreya is Torreya taxifolia[9]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'torreya'}[14], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '榧树属'}[15], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '榧属'}[16], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '榧树属'}[17].

Discovery and Description

John Torrey is named after Torreya[5].

Identifiers

Torreya's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 55194[18]. Torreya's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 50188[19]. Torreya's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 15112[20]. Torreya's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2685123[21]. Torreya's ITIS TSN is recorded as 194888[22].

Why It Matters

Torreya ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month, #1,587 of 195,241).[2] Torreya has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Torreya is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . A new classification and linear sequence of extant gymnosperms. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, 13. Band: Gymnospermae. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . A new classification and linear sequence of extant gymnosperms. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 7. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Species cataloging of the seed plants in Zhejiang, East China. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . 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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  1. 6d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Torreya
    Parent taxon → Taxaceae
    Named after → John Torrey
    Start time → -45000000-00-00T00:00:00Z
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