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Traits & measurements2 literature sources6 traits
Occurrence & distributionGBIF3 records
Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 38
02Traits & measurements
SourcesGIFTTRY
Habitat & environment6
Climberself-supporting
Elevation max800 m
Elevation min300 m
Epiphyteobligatory
Growth formherb
Woodinessnon-woody
05DNA & barcodingmolecular
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Aerides odoratum has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualAerides odoratum carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Coordinate accuracy
no georeferenced coordinates · 3 records without
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence3
10Collections & institutions
Holding institutions2 of 2 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Tampa, US
1
Saint Louis, US
1
2 institutions · 2 of 3 vouchered records shown · 1 without an institution code
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility3 records↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype