Alocasia zebrina

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Alismatales/Araceae/Alocasia

At a glance

Occurrence records31

Data sources6

Biological traits10

DNA specimens3

eDNA detections2

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Alocasia zebrina's data was compiled from.

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility31 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics3 specimens↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page5 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

Traits & measurements3 literature sources10 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF31 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 1 countries2 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD3 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 28

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Life cycle & reproduction3

Life formsubshrub

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formchamaephyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment5

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formshrub

Woodinesswoody

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

05DNA & barcoding3 specimens

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 Alocasia zebrina has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens3

Marker genes2

eDNA detections2

Countries1

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

★matK★rbcL

plant barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Alocasia zebrina 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.

Chromosomes2n = 28 n = 14

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records28–422n range28median28mode3records

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 282×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Ishida, G. 2001. Karyomorphological observations on some aroids cultivated in the Hiroshima Botanical Garden I. Alocasia. Bull. Hiroshima Bot. Gard. 20: 1–33.

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Sharma, A. K. 1970. Annual report, 1967-1968. Res. Bull. Univ. Calcutta Cytogenetics Lab. 2: 1–50.

2n 421×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Bhattacharya, G. N. 1974. Cytological studies in the genus Alocasia G. Don. Pp. 118-122 in P. Kachroo (ed.), Advancing Frontiers in Cytogenetics. Hindustan Publ. Co., Delhi.

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type31 records

Wild obs. + sensor20

Museum / vouchered11

Origin

Introduced4

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO88 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy53% within 1 km

≤100 m 4≤1 km 4≤10 km 2>10 km 5

15 georeferenced · 5 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor20

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

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 accuracy75% within 1 km

≤100 m 2≤1 km 1≤10 km 1

4 georeferenced · 7 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence11

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

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
Ann Arbor, US	2
Mount Annan, AU	1

2 institutions · 3 of 11 vouchered records shown · 7 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA2 detections

Where the DNA of Alocasia zebrina was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found2

Studies independent surveys1

Countries1

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 2 detections have coordinates

Open the map1 country0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

Modelled climatemodelled

−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C

Temperature median26.6 °C 26.6–26.6

Seasonal swing summer↔winter3.20 °C

Max temp (day)27.4 °C

Min temp (night)25.8 °C

Precipitation360 mm/mo

Air humidity63.5 %

Vapour deficit1,267 Pa

Cloud cover42.1 %

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 1 detection point · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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