Alstroemeria psittacina, with the common names Peruvian lily, parrot flower, parrot lily, lily of the Incas, princess lily and New Zealand Christmas bell. It is found in cerrado and pantanal vegetation in Brazil and Argentina.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Habitat GIFTCampo Limpo, Campo Rupestre, Cerrado (lato sensu), Vegetação Sobre Afloramentos Rochosos
Leaf compoundnesssimple
Leaf shapeelliptical lanceolate ovate spathulate
Woodinessnon-woody
05DNA & barcoding5 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 Alstroemeria psittacina has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens5
Marker genes4
GenBank sequences5
eDNA detections5
Countries1
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
Alstroemeria psittacina voucher M. C. Assis 641 (UEC) 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 1 and 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence; and internal transcribed spacer 2, 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.
★matK1★rbcL2★ITS2★ITS2
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceGoaT
The complete instruction manualAlstroemeria psittacina 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.
Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is
Genome size24 450 000 000 bp
Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).
BACTERIUM Carsonella ruddii0.00016 Gb
FUNGUS0.04 Gb
INSECT0.25 Gb
HUMAN3.2 Gb
WHEAT17 Gb
THIS GENOME Alstroemeria psittacina24.45 Gb
FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb
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 = 16 n = 8
Ploidy2× diploid · measured
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources
diploid1×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database
GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type1 078 records
Wild obs. + sensor895
Museum / vouchered182
Cultivated / captive1
Origin
Native22
Introduced29
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO2 960 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 accuracy88% within 1 km
≤100 m 534≤1 km 92≤10 km 47>10 km 39
712 georeferenced · 183 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor895
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 accuracy65% within 1 km
≤100 m 24≤1 km 7≤10 km 16>10 km 1
48 georeferenced · 134 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence182
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km
≤1 km 1
1 georeferenced
Open the mapnot free-living1
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 institutions30 of 54 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
San Isidro, AR
28
Mount Annan, AU
16
Corrientes, AR
12
Brisbane, AU
11
Fundación Miguel Lillolocation not on record
11
Castelar, AR
10
Córdoba, AR
9
Canberra, AU
6
Porto Alegre, BR
5
Kensington, AU
5
Auckland, NZ
3
Bronx, US
3
Laboratory of Palaeontologylocation not on record
3
Istituto Agrario Castelnuovolocation not on record
3
Adelaide, AU
3
Wellington, NZ
3
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR
2
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record
2
Bangkok, TH
2
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record
2
Armidale, AU
2
Tampa, US
2
ASUlocation not on record
2
Rotorua, NZ
2
Buenos Aires, AR
2
Université de Bordeauxlocation not on record
2
Universidad de Buenos Aireslocation not on record
2
Criciúma, BR
1
UNIVILLElocation not on record
1
Durban, ZA
1
UFMGlocation not on record
1
UNESClocation not on record
1
UnBlocation not on record
1
Londrina, BR
1
FUVATESlocation not on record
1
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record
1
Christchurch, NZ
1
Miami, US
1
Batemans Bay, AU
1
Saint Louis, US
1
Tuscaloosa, US
1
Salvador, BR
1
Parthenon Tama History Museumlocation not on record
1
UNICAMPlocation not on record
1
EL PASO, US
1
DOI/NPS, Mississippi National River & Recreation Arealocation not on record
1
Universidade da Região de Joinville - Univillelocation not on record
1
UFRRJlocation not on record
1
Glocation not on record
1
Columbus State Universitylocation not on record
1
JBPlocation not on record
1
UNEMATlocation not on record
1
Centro de Pesquisas Agropecuarias do Tropico Umidolocation not on record
1
Foz do Iguaçu, BR
1
54 institutions · 180 of 182 vouchered records shown · 2 without an institution code
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
09Environmental DNA5 detections
Where the DNA of Alstroemeria psittacina 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 found5
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 5 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 median22.6 °C 22.6–22.6
Seasonal swing summer↔winter19.4 °C
Max temp (day)28.6 °C
Min temp (night)17.0 °C
Precipitation83.5 mm/mo
Air humidity56.8 %
Moisture balance-68.0 mm/mo
Vapour deficit1,179 Pa
Wind speed2.00 m/s
Cloud cover39.6 %
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.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 078 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI5 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics5 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗