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 Anthurium formosum has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens2
Marker genes2
eDNA detections1
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 manualAnthurium formosum 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 size4 288 530 000 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
THIS GENOME Anthurium formosum4.29 Gb
WHEAT17 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.
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
2n 302×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · araceae
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Marutani, M., R. D. Sheffer & H. Kamemoto. 1993. Cytological analysis of Anthurium andraeanum (Araceae), its related taxa and their hybrids. Amer. J. Bot. 80(1): 93–103.
CCDB · araceae — Marutani et al., 1993
Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy83% within 1 km
≤100 m 40≤1 km 25≤10 km 6>10 km 7
78 georeferenced · 94 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor172
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 accuracy25% within 1 km
≤100 m 2≤1 km 42≤10 km 115>10 km 19
178 georeferenced · 644 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence822
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Coordinate accuracy
no georeferenced coordinates · 1 records without
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 institutions15 of 56 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
182
Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA)location not on record
115
Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record
77
Chicago, US
57
Museo Nacional de Costa Rica (MNCR)location not on record
43
BGBMlocation not on record
42
National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record
40
Fundación Jardín Botánico Joaquín Antonio Uribe de Medellín (JBM)location not on record
31
Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas - SINCHIlocation not on record
29
Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH)location not on record
28
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
17
Durham, US
14
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
13
Kew, GB
13
Bronx, US
10
Provincial Museum of Albertalocation not on record
9
COLlocation not on record
8
Instituto para la Investigación y la Preservación del Patrimonio Cultural y Natural del Valle del Cauca - INCIVAlocation not on record
7
Universidad Tecnológica del Chocó (UTCH)location not on record
6
San José, CR
6
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PUJ)location not on record
5
QCNElocation not on record
4
MAlocation not on record
4
HUAlocation not on record
4
South Kensington, GB
3
Universiti Sains Malaysialocation not on record
3
Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas (UDistrital)location not on record
3
BMlocation not on record
3
Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidadlocation not on record
3
Universidad Católica de Oriente (UCO)location not on record
2
Berlin, DE
2
Universidad de La Salle (La Salle)location not on record
2
CASlocation not on record
2
Cambridge, US
2
Universidad de Nariño (UdeNar)location not on record
2
Universidad de la Amazonia (UniAmazonia)location not on record
2
Université de Bordeauxlocation not on record
2
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record
2
Mlocation not on record
2
Aarhus, DK
2
Madison, US
2
Universidad de los Llanos (UniLlanos)location not on record
1
Instituto Amazonico de Investigaciones Cientificas Sinchilocation not on record
1
Corporación Autónoma Regional Para la Defensa de la Meseta de Bucaramanga (CDMB)location not on record
1
Fundación Jardín Botánico Joaquín Antonio Uribe de Medellínlocation not on record
1
Göteborg, SE
1
Stockholm, SE
1
VALLElocation not on record
1
Institut de Biologia Evolutiva, (CSIC-UPF)location not on record
1
Universidad de la Amazonialocation not on record
1
Austin, US
1
HFEBGlocation not on record
1
Xiamen, CN
1
QAPlocation not on record
1
CUVClocation not on record
1
Universidad Tecnológica del Chocólocation not on record
1
56 institutions · 818 of 822 vouchered records shown · 4 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 DNA1 detections
Where the DNA of Anthurium formosum 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 found1
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 1 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 median18.1 °C 18.1–18.1
Seasonal swing summer↔winter1.90 °C
Max temp (day)22.1 °C
Min temp (night)14.0 °C
Precipitation348 mm/mo
Air humidity70.1 %
Moisture balance237 mm/mo
Vapour deficit622 Pa
Wind speed1.40 m/s
Cloud cover63.4 %
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.
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility995 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI1 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 specimens↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype