water spinach

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q272754
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water spinach

Summary

water spinach is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.47% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,243 views/month, #924 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • water spinach's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • water spinach is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • water spinach's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • water spinach is classified within Ipomoea[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, water spinach is Ipomoea aquatica[7].
  • water spinach is a type of useful plant[8].
  • water spinach is a type of annual plant[9].
  • water spinach is used for fodder[10].
  • water spinach is used for medicinal plant[11].
  • water spinach is used for vegetable[12].
  • water spinach's Commons category is recorded as Ipomoea aquatica[13].
  • water spinach's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ipomoea aquatica[14].
  • water spinach's Commons gallery is recorded as Ipomoea aquatica[15].
  • water spinach's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[16].
  • water spinach's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[17].
  • water spinach's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 64(1)[18].
  • water spinach's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=20138[19].
  • water spinach's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'I. aquatica'}[20].
  • water spinach is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'swamp morning-glory'}[21].
  • water spinach is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '甕菜'}[22].
  • water spinach is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '草菜'}[23].
  • water spinach is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '空心菜'}[24].
  • water spinach is commonly known as {'lang': 'nan', 'text': 'ìng-tshài'}[25].
  • water spinach is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '蕹菜'}[26].
  • water spinach is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '空心菜'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, water spinach is Ipomoea aquatica[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Ipomoea[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'swamp morning-glory'}[21], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '甕菜'}[22], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '草菜'}[23], {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '空心菜'}[24], {'lang': 'nan', 'text': 'ìng-tshài'}[25], and {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '蕹菜'}[26].

Identifiers

water spinach's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 164077[28]. water spinach's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 89636[29]. water spinach's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 580959[30]. water spinach's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2928525[31]. water spinach's ITIS TSN is recorded as 30759[32].

Why It Matters

water spinach ranks in the top 0.47% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,243 views/month, #924 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . 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] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Described at url
    Described by source Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao, Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 64(1)
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