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NarrativeWikipediaarticle
Traits & measurements4 literature sources44 traits
Occurrence & distributionGBIF2 461 records
DNA & barcodingNCBIsequences
Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 26
01Narrative
Antidesma ghaesembilla is a species of plant in the Phyllanthaceae family. It is native to an area from northern Australia to the Philippines, Zhōngguó/China, and west to India. The shrub or tree usually grows in moist soils in plant communities ranging from savannah to gallery forest to closed forest. It is associated with a number of species of fungus, insects and animals, including emus. Amongst the Mangarrayi and Yangman people of north Australia, the sweet ripe fruit of the tree are much appreciated and linked to the build-up season and to the koel. As well as food, the plant is used as a calendar-plant, for dyeing, in traditional medicine, in religious/magical practices, as fuel, and as an insecticide.
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 Antidesma ghaesembilla has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
Marker genes2
GenBank sequences8
Countries2
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
Antidesma ghaesembilla chloroplast rbcL gene for ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit, partial cds, specimen_voucher: KYUM<JPN>:158
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.
★matK4★rbcL4
plant barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualAntidesma ghaesembilla 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.
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
2n 262×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn67-71
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Sarkar, A. K. & N. Datta. 1980. Cytological assessment of the family Euphorbiaceae. II. Tribe Phyllantheae. Proc. Indian Sci. Congr. Assoc. (III, C) 67: 48–49.
CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — DATTA, N. 1967. In IOPB chromosome number reports XII. Taxon 16: 341-350-:-
n 131×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Sarkar, A. K. & N. Datta. 1980. Cytological assessment of the family Euphorbiaceae. II. Tribe Phyllantheae. Proc. Indian Sci. Congr. Assoc. (III, C) 67: 48–49.
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 accuracy98% within 1 km
≤100 m 526≤1 km 8≤10 km 6>10 km 5
545 georeferenced · 491 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor1 036
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 accuracy34% within 1 km
≤100 m 75≤1 km 98≤10 km 295>10 km 38
506 georeferenced · 807 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 313
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 institutions36 of 50 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Palmerston, AU
154
Brisbane, AU
143
Canberra, AU
89
Smithfield, AU
75
Guangzhou, CN
68
Kensington, AU
54
Beijing, CN
41
Bronx, US
38
Guilin, CN
33
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record
31
Kew, GB
30
Kunming, CN
24
Pondicherry, IN
17
Guangzhou, CN
16
Mount Annan, AU
12
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
12
Nanjing, CN
11
Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Academia Sinicalocation not on record
10
Saint Louis, US
9
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record
9
Fort Worth, US
7
Baroda, IN
7
James Cook Townsvillelocation not on record
6
Xiamen, CN
6
Chengdu, CN
5
Guangxi Institute of Traditional Medical and Pharmaceutical Scienceslocation not on record
5
Cambridge University Herbariumlocation not on record
4
Honolulu, US
4
Changsha, CN
4
Kagoshima, JP
4
Armidale, AU
3
Wuhan, CN
3
Yangling, CN
2
Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record
2
Institute for Agricultural Bacteriology and Fermentation Biologylocation not on record
2
Burlington, US
2
Paris, FR
1
Claremont, US
1
Tampa, US
1
Chicago, US
1
MSB-3349location not on record
1
Fujian Institute of Subtropical Botanylocation not on record
1
Nanjing, CN
1
Cambridge, US
1
Cincinnati, US
1
Servico de Microbiologia e Imunologialocation not on record
1
Wuhan, CN
1
La Trobe Universitylocation not on record
1
Adelaide, AU
1
Llocation not on record
1
50 institutions · 956 of 1 313 vouchered records shown · 357 without an institution code
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GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 461 records↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗