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Vitex

genus of plants
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Vitex

Summary

Vitex is a taxon[1]. Vitex ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (510 views/month, #1,497 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Vitex's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Vitex is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Vitex is classified within Viticoideae[5].
  • Vitex's scientific name is Vitex[6].
  • Vitex's Commons category is recorded as Vitex[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Vitex is Vitex agnus-castus[8].
  • Vitex's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vitex[9].
  • Vitex's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 65(1)[10].
  • Vitex's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 65(1)[11].
  • Vitex's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=12733[12].
  • Vitex is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'drmek'}[13].
  • Vitex is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Kyskhedstræ-slægten'}[14].
  • Vitex is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chaste-tree'}[15].
  • Vitex is commonly known as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Vitekso'}[16].
  • Vitex is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Siveydenpuut'}[17].
  • Vitex is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Витекс'}[18].
  • Vitex is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '牡荆属'}[19].
  • Vitex is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '牡荆属'}[20].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Vitex is Vitex[6]. Vitex is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Vitex belongs to the parent taxon Viticoideae[5]. The taxonomic type of Vitex is Vitex agnus-castus[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'drmek'}[13], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Kyskhedstræ-slægten'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chaste-tree'}[15], {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Vitekso'}[16], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Siveydenpuut'}[17], and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Витекс'}[18].

Identifiers

Vitex's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 126846[21]. Vitex's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 54476[22]. Vitex's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2925556[23]. Vitex's ITIS TSN is recorded as 32220[24].

Why It Matters

Vitex ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (510 views/month, #1,497 of 195,241).[2] Vitex has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Vitex is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [22] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 65(1). wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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