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NarrativeWikipediaarticle
Traits & measurements3 literature sources13 traits
Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 532 records
DNA & barcodingNCBIsequences
Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 138
01Narrative
Alsophila erinacea, synonym Cyathea erinacea, is a species of tree fern native to Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. It grows in tropical rain forests, particularly in the understory, and on riverbanks up to the montane zone at an altitude of about 800 -.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
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 Alsophila erinacea has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
Marker genes1
GenBank sequences1
Countries1
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
Alsophila erinacea var. erinacea voucher J.H. Nitta 709 (UC, CR) ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit (rbcL) gene, partial cds; chloroplast
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.
★rbcL1
plant barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualAlsophila erinacea 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 = 138 n = 69
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
2n 1381×CCDB · book-LoveLove1977
CCDB · book-LoveLove1977 — Gomez-Pignataro 1971
n 691×CCDB · book-ipcn72
CCDB · book-ipcn72 — GOMEZ-PIGNATARO, L.D. 1971. Ricerche citologiche sulle Pteridof ite della Costa Rica. 1. Atti Ist. Bot. Univ. Lab. Crittogam. Pavia (Ser. 6.) 7: 29-31.
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type1 532 records
Wild obs. + sensor1 008
Museum / vouchered524
Origin
Native6
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO1 044 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 accuracy93% within 1 km
≤100 m 27>10 km 2
29 georeferenced · 979 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor1 008
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 accuracy10% within 1 km
≤1 km 3≤10 km 25>10 km 1
29 georeferenced · 495 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence524
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 institutions27 of 52 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Saint Louis, US
129
Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH)location not on record
50
Bronx, US
49
National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record
29
Universiti Sains Malaysialocation not on record
26
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
17
Chicago, US
17
Cusco, PE
15
La Paz, BO
14
Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record
13
QCNElocation not on record
12
HUT Culture Collectionlocation not on record
12
Burlington, US
11
South Kensington, GB
9
Aarhus, DK
9
Herbario Selva Central Oxapampa - estación biológica del Jardín Botánico de Missourilocation not on record
8
Fort Worth, US
7
Quito, EC
7
Austin, US
6
Xiamen, CN
6
Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas - SINCHIlocation not on record
5
Kew, GB
5
Davis, US
5
Calabar, NG
5
Iquitos, PE
5
ASUlocation not on record
4
Ann Arbor, US
4
Lima, PE
4
Cochabamba, BO
4
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BO
3
Stockholm, SE
3
Jardín Botánico de Cartagena "Guillermo Piñeres" (JBC)location not on record
3
Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS)location not on record
3
Universität Göttingenlocation not on record
3
San José, CR
2
Göteborg, SE
2
Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC)location not on record
2
Universidad del Valle (UV)location not on record
2
CUVClocation not on record
1
Universidad del Quindío (UniQuindío)location not on record
1
PHlocation not on record
1
UAMIZlocation not on record
1
Universidad Nacional de Asunciónlocation not on record
1
MEXUlocation not on record
1
arosemena tola, EC
1
Wlocation not on record
1
Sucre, BO
1
HUAlocation not on record
1
Turku, FI
1
Corporación Autónoma Regional Para la Defensa de la Meseta de Bucaramanga (CDMB)location not on record
1
OTSlocation not on record
1
Madison, US
1
52 institutions · 524 of 524 vouchered records shown
