Anthurium schlechtendalii, also known as pheasant's tail or ' in Spanish, is a broad-leafed plant used for multiple medicinal purposes, including muscle and joint sprains, back pain, arthritis and rheumatism.
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 Anthurium schlechtendalii has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens4
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.
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plant barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualAnthurium schlechtendalii 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.
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy85% within 1 km
≤100 m 339≤1 km 121≤10 km 54>10 km 25
539 georeferenced · 223 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor762
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 accuracy96% within 1 km
≤100 m 484≤1 km 7≤10 km 20>10 km 3
514 georeferenced · 567 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 081
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 institutions43 of 73 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Durango, MX
325
Saint Louis, US
163
Mexico City, MX
118
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MX
61
Mérida, MX
50
Bronx, US
33
Ann Arbor, US
22
Austin, US
19
MEXUlocation not on record
16
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
15
South Kensington, GB
13
Austin, US
12
Mexico City, MX
12
Madison, US
12
California Academy of Scienceslocation not on record
11
Ciudad de México, MX
10
Chicago, US
10
Kew, GB
10
Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Moreloslocation not on record
9
Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabascolocation not on record
9
CASlocation not on record
8
León, NI
8
Miami, US
7
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
6
Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Veracruzana, Región Xalapalocation not on record
6
Mexico City, MX
6
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MX
6
BMlocation not on record
5
Riverside, US
5
Tampa, US
5
Mérida, MX
4
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduraslocation not on record
4
HEMlocation not on record
4
Guatemala City, GT
4
Tapachula, MX
4
Chapingo, MX
4
GB
4
Claremont, US
3
Davis, US
3
Sociedad para el Estudio de los Recursos Bióticos de Oaxaca, A. C.location not on record
3
Station d'Ecologie de Lamtolocation not on record
2
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record
2
Berlin, DE
2
Cambridge, US
2
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de Biologialocation not on record
2
XALlocation not on record
2
Xiamen, CN
2
San Francisco de Campeche, MX
2
Antiguo Cuscatlán, SV
2
San José, CR
2
NO DISPONIBLElocation not on record
1
Provincial Museum of Albertalocation not on record
1
Mlocation not on record
1
Monastir, TN
1
Ciudad de México, MX
1
Universidad de Autonoma de Baja Californialocation not on record
1
Durham, US
1
CHAPAlocation not on record
1
Glocation not on record
1
MAlocation not on record
1
Edinburgh, GB
1
Loja, EC
1
Llocation not on record
1
Santiago de Cali, CO
1
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
1
Cornell Universitylocation not on record
1
Centro Cultural Santo Domingolocation not on record
1
Wayland Universitylocation not on record
1
Ulocation not on record
1
EL PASO, US
1
Phoenix, US
1
Kameyama Botanical Gardenlocation not on record
1
Tlalnepantla, MX
1
73 institutions · 1 072 of 1 081 vouchered records shown · 9 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 DNA2 detections
Where the DNA of Anthurium schlechtendalii 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 median26.1 °C 25.8–26.3
Seasonal swing summer↔winter5.30 °C
Max temp (day)30.2 °C 29.6–30.7
Min temp (night)22.5 °C 22.2–22.7
Precipitation168 mm/mo 166–170
Air humidity66.9 % 66.5–67.3
Moisture balance40.3 mm/mo 36.1–44.5
Vapour deficit1,118 Pa 1,089–1,146
Wind speed1.30 m/s 1.20–1.40
Cloud cover30.4 % 28.7–32.1
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 2 detection points · 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↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 851 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics4 specimens↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗