Apeiba tibourbou
Aubl. · speciesAt a glance
Sources12 archives
Databases and archives Apeiba tibourbou's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility4 647 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI7 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics14 specimens↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Apeiba tibourbou is a tree native to Caatinga and Cerrado vegetation in Brazil, and Costa Rica. It is used as an alternative fiber crop to make paper. It is found in Mexico, Central America, and the northern part of South America. This fast-growing tree typically reaches 15 meters tall, though it can reach 25 meters in some habitats. The star-shaped yellow flowers give way to dry capsules covered with soft green spines. The leaves are pointed at the tip and rounded at the base, 10-30 centimeters long and 6-12 centimeters wide, borne on petioles 1-3 centimeters long. The leaf margins are lightly serrated, and the veins are lightly hairy. The wood is light and floats easily, so it is used to make buoys and small boats.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology15
Life cycle & reproduction3
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment9
Physiology & chemistry11
Other traits2
Compounds documented for Apeiba tibourbou across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile2 classes
Documented compounds2 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosmarinic Acid | present | LOTUS | |
| Tiliroside | present | LOTUS |
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 Apeiba tibourbou has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ 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.
The complete instruction manual Apeiba tibourbou 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.
2n 362×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
n 181×CCDB · book-ipcn73-74
polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · family-scale
Record type4 647 records
Origin
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
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.
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions78 of 193 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 | 436 |
| Bronx, US | 259 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 171 |
| Chicago, US | 103 |
| Durango, MX | 101 |
| UFRPElocation not on record | 77 |
| National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record | 77 |
| Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA)location not on record | 75 |
| Mexico City, MX | 63 |
| Cenargenlocation not on record | 62 |
| Brasília, BR | 60 |
| Chaguaramas, TT | 58 |
| JBRJlocation not on record | 52 |
| Instituto do Meio Ambientelocation not on record | 52 |
| Antiguo Cuscatlán, SV | 48 |
| Kew, GB | 46 |
| Universidade do Estado de Mato Grossolocation not on record | 43 |
| Brasília, BR | 41 |
| San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record | 38 |
| Masindi, UG | 37 |
| Berlin, DE | 37 |
| Mexico City, MX | 36 |
| Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH)location not on record | 35 |
| UNESP-FCAlocation not on record | 34 |
| Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldilocation not on record | 34 |
| Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)location not on record | 34 |
| Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BO | 31 |
| Cuiabá, BR | 29 |
| Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas - SINCHIlocation not on record | 27 |
| Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)location not on record | 27 |
| Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record | 25 |
| Departamento de Sistematica e Ecologialocation not on record | 24 |
| UnBlocation not on record | 23 |
| UFMSlocation not on record | 21 |
| Laboratorio de Ictiologialocation not on record | 20 |
| San José, CR | 20 |
| Bogotá, D.C., CO | 19 |
| Austin, US | 18 |
| UFPElocation not on record | 18 |
| Mexico City, MX | 17 |
| UFBAlocation not on record | 17 |
| Paris, FR | 16 |
| USP-IBlocation not on record | 16 |
| Universidade Federal do Maranhãolocation not on record | 14 |
| La Paz, BO | 14 |
| Universidad Tecnológica del Chocó (UTCH)location not on record | 13 |
| MAlocation not on record | 12 |
| UNITINSlocation not on record | 11 |
| Fundación Desarrollo y Ambiente FUNDAlocation not on record | 10 |
| Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS)location not on record | 10 |
| Jataí / Setor Industrial, BR | 10 |
| Universidade Federal de Goiáslocation not on record | 10 |
| UNEMATlocation not on record | 9 |
| UFMGlocation not on record | 9 |
| San Francisco, US | 9 |
| Universiti Sains Malaysialocation not on record | 8 |
| IECOSlocation not on record | 8 |
| Porto Velho, BR | 8 |
| IPA/SPlocation not on record | 8 |
| Empresa Pernambucana de Pesquisa Agropecuária, IPAlocation not on record | 8 |
| CEPLAClocation not on record | 8 |
| UNICAMPlocation not on record | 8 |
| León, NI | 8 |
| Altos de Pipe, VE | 7 |
| BMlocation not on record | 7 |
| UEPAlocation not on record | 7 |
| Mérida, MX | 7 |
| Istituto Agrario Castelnuovolocation not on record | 7 |
| UNICAPlocation not on record | 6 |
| Durham, US | 6 |
| Salvador, BR | 6 |
| Provincia di Livornolocation not on record | 6 |
| Université de Bordeauxlocation not on record | 6 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 6 |
| Jardín Botánico de Cartagena "Guillermo Piñeres" (JBC)location not on record | 6 |
| Universidade Federal do Ceara, Departamento de Biologialocation not on record | 6 |
| Area de Conservacion Guanacastelocation not on record | 6 |
| Centro de Pesquisas Agropecuarias do Tropico Umidolocation not on record | 5 |
| Iquitos, PE | 5 |
| Ivano-Frankivsk, UA | 5 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 5 |
| Chapingo, MX | 5 |
| QCNElocation not on record | 5 |
| Aarhus, DK | 5 |
| MEXUlocation not on record | 5 |
| Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MX | 5 |
| St. Augustine, TT | 5 |
| Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Veracruzana, Región Xalapalocation not on record | 5 |
| Edinburgh, GB | 5 |
| Lima, PE | 4 |
| UFVJMlocation not on record | 4 |
| Corrientes, AR | 4 |
| Cusco, PE | 4 |
| Sociedad para el Estudio de los Recursos Bióticos de Oaxaca, A. C.location not on record | 4 |
| HUT Culture Collectionlocation not on record | 4 |
| Blumenau, BR | 4 |
| Fundación Jardín Botánico Joaquín Antonio Uribe de Medellínlocation not on record | 4 |
| Fortaleza, BR | 4 |
| Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campus do Pantanallocation not on record | 4 |
| UEMAlocation not on record | 4 |
| Wlocation not on record | 3 |
| Kunming, CN | 3 |
| Tampa, US | 3 |
| Escuela Agrícola Panamericanalocation not on record | 3 |
| Mexico City, MX | 3 |
| Cambridge, US | 3 |
| OTSlocation not on record | 3 |
| Managua, NI | 3 |
| FPMZBlocation not on record | 3 |
| Campo Mourão, BR | 3 |
| Institut fur Allgemeine Mikrobiologielocation not on record | 3 |
| ESALQlocation not on record | 3 |
| Ilhéus, BR | 3 |
| Miami, US | 3 |
| UTFPR-CPlocation not on record | 3 |
| Richmond, US | 2 |
| Universidade de São Paulolocation not on record | 2 |
| UFAClocation not on record | 2 |
| Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreallocation not on record | 2 |
| UNIVILLElocation not on record | 2 |
| San Francisco de Campeche, MX | 2 |
| UFERSAlocation not on record | 2 |
| UESBlocation not on record | 2 |
| UNESP-RClocation not on record | 2 |
| Stockholm, SE | 2 |
| Feira de Santana, BR | 2 |
| Santarém, BR | 2 |
| Austin, US | 2 |
| Davis, US | 2 |
| Calabar, NG | 2 |
| Lexington, US | 2 |
| arosemena tola, EC | 2 |
| South Kensington, GB | 2 |
| IAvHlocation not on record | 2 |
| Xiamen, CN | 2 |
| Universidad de Nariño (UdeNar)location not on record | 2 |
| UNIVASFlocation not on record | 2 |
| Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MX | 2 |
| Sucre, BO | 2 |
| UFPRlocation not on record | 2 |
| Tlalnepantla, MX | 2 |
| Juriquilla, MX | 1 |
| Instituto de invertigación de recursos biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH)location not on record | 1 |
| Ulocation not on record | 1 |
| Mlocation not on record | 1 |
| Puebla, MX | 1 |
| Tapachula, MX | 1 |
| Universidad Católica de Oriente (UCO)location not on record | 1 |
| UFSCarlocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidad del Quindío (UniQuindío)location not on record | 1 |
| Universidad de Córdoba (UniCórdoba)location not on record | 1 |
| Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PUJ)location not on record | 1 |
| COLlocation not on record | 1 |
| Museum of Zoologylocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de Biologialocation not on record | 1 |
| Anton de Kom University of Surinamelocation not on record | 1 |
| HEMlocation not on record | 1 |
| Montpellier, FR | 1 |
| Wuzhou, CN | 1 |
| Universidade Federal de Pelotaslocation not on record | 1 |
| Cruz das Almas, BR | 1 |
| HACAMlocation not on record | 1 |
| FUNEDlocation not on record | 1 |
| Pullman, US | 1 |
| St. Paul, US | 1 |
| UEMlocation not on record | 1 |
| University of Hamburglocation not on record | 1 |
| UEGlocation not on record | 1 |
| Riverside, US | 1 |
| Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas (UDistrital)location not on record | 1 |
| Collections de la Faculte des Sciences de Lyonlocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidad de la Amazonia (UniAmazonia)location not on record | 1 |
| Museo de Historia Natural de El Salvadorlocation not on record | 1 |
| Zürich, CH | 1 |
| Universidade Federal do Espírito Santolocation not on record | 1 |
| Göteborg, SE | 1 |
| Universidade Federal de Santa Catarinalocation not on record | 1 |
| UFPIlocation not on record | 1 |
| Cambridge, US | 1 |
| FLASlocation not on record | 1 |
| Elocation not on record | 1 |
| VALElocation not on record | 1 |
| Herbario Selva Central Oxapampa - estación biológica del Jardín Botánico de Missourilocation not on record | 1 |
| DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record | 1 |
| UNESP-IBILCElocation not on record | 1 |
| Corporación Autónoma Regional Para la Defensa de la Meseta de Bucaramanga (CDMB)location not on record | 1 |
| INMAlocation not on record | 1 |
| UNESP-ISlocation not on record | 1 |
| UFSClocation not on record | 1 |
| URCAlocation not on record | 1 |
| Ann Arbor, US | 1 |
| Phoenix, US | 1 |
| HUAlocation not on record | 1 |
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Where the DNA of Apeiba tibourbou 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
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
Modelled climatemodelled
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.