Aloe lomatophylloides

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Asparagales/Asphodelaceae/Aloe

At a glance

Occurrence records5

Data sources7

Biological traits12

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Aloe lomatophylloides's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility5 records↗

NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements2 literature sources12 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF5 records

DNA & barcodingNCBIsequences

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 14

01Narrative

Aloe lomatophylloides (the "Rodrigues aloe", sometimes known locally as "ananas marron") is a unique species of Aloe endemic to the island of Rodrigues, in the Indian Ocean. It is part of a group of aloes which bear fleshy berries, and were therefore classed as a separate group, Aloe section Lomatophyllum.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFT

Size & morphology1

Plant height0.4 m

Life cycle & reproduction4

Deciduousnessevergreen

Life formsucculent subshrub

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formchamaephyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment5

Climateseasonally dry tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formshrub

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry1

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

05DNA & barcoding1 sequences

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 Aloe lomatophylloides has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

Marker genes1

GenBank sequences1

The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species

ITSOL752460.1 ↗375 bp

ACGT

CTTCTTTCGTAGGTGAACCTGCGGAAGGATCATTGTCGAGNCNAAAAAGGACGCCCGCGAACCATTGATTTTTTTACAATGAGCGCCCGA …

Aloe lomatophylloides isolate Mauritius small subunit ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 1, complete sequence; and 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence

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.

★ITS1

fungal barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Aloe lomatophylloides 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 = 14 n = 7

Ploidydiploid inferred

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

2n 141×CCDB · kew

CCDB · kew — Zonneveld BJM. Genome size analysis of selected species of Aloe (Aloaceae) reveals the most primitive species and results in some new combinations. Bradleya 20: 5-12

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 type5 records

Wild obs. + sensor4

Museum / vouchered1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO16 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 accuracy67% within 1 km

≤100 m 1≤1 km 1≤10 km 1

3 georeferenced · 1 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor4

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 accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 1

1 georeferenced

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1

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 institutions1 of 1 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
South Kensington, GB	1

1 institutions · 1 of 1 vouchered records shown

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