Aphelandra squarrosa

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Acanthaceae/Aphelandra

At a glance

Occurrence records120

Data sources9

Biological traits8

DNA specimens17

eDNA detections6

Sources9 archives

Databases and archives Aphelandra squarrosa's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation8 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility120 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI6 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics17 specimens↗

NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗

LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page6 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements2 literature sources8 traits

Chemical compositionLOTUS6 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF120 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 2 countries6 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD · NCBI17 specimens

01Narrative

Aphelandra squarrosa (commonly but ambiguously called "zebra plant") is a plant species in the family Acanthaceae, which is native to Atlantic Forest vegetation of Brazil. This plant is often used as a house plant. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesGIFTTRY

Life cycle & reproduction1

Life spanperennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formshrub

Habitat GIFTFloresta Ombrófila (= Floresta Pluvial)

Woodinesswoody

03Chemical composition6 compounds

Compounds documented for Aphelandra squarrosa across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").

Compound class profile1 class

Polyamines4

Documented compounds6 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Amount	Source
(11S,17S,18R)-17-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-16-oxa-1,6,10,23-tetrazatetracyclo[9.8.6.212,15.014,18]heptacosa-12,14,26-triene-19,24-dione	present	LOTUS
(2R)-2,4-dihydroxy-1,4-benzoxazin-3-one	present	LOTUS
2,4-Dihydroxy-7-(Methyloxy)-2h-1,4-Benzoxazin-3(4h)-One	present	LOTUS
21-Hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3,3a,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15-dodecahydro-4H-1,16-etheno-5,15-(propanoazenoethanylylidene)furo[3,4-l][1,5,10]triazacyclohexadecin-4-one	present	LOTUS
4H-1,16-Etheno-5,15-(propaniminoethano)furo[3,4-l][1,5,10]triazacyclohexadecine-4,21-dione, 3,3a,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15-dodecahydro-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-	present	LOTUS
Aphelandrine	present	LOTUS

05DNA & barcoding17 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 Aphelandra squarrosa has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens17

Marker genes5

GenBank sequences3

eDNA detections6

Countries2

The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species

ITSDQ028450.1 ↗688 bp

ACGT

GTGAACTGCGGAAGGATCATTGTCGAAACCTGCAAAGCAGATCGTGAACTCGTGTTTAACCGCACCGGGGCTGCGGCGCGGCGGGGGGNN …

Aphelandra squarrosa 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 1, 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, and internal transcribed spacer 2, complete sequence; and 26S ribosomal RNA gene, 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★rbcL1★rbcLa★ITS1trnH-psbA

plant barcodefungal barcodemarker

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type120 records

Wild obs. + sensor53

Museum / vouchered64

Cultivated / captive3

Origin

Native13

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO324 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 accuracy74% within 1 km

≤100 m 23≤1 km 3≤10 km 1>10 km 8

35 georeferenced · 18 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor53

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 accuracy33% within 1 km

≤1 km 1≤10 km 1>10 km 1

3 georeferenced · 61 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence64

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 · 2 without coordinates

Open the mapnot free-living3

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 institutions11 of 36 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Bronx, US	8
JBRJlocation not on record	7
Government College University Lahore, Dr. Sultan Ahmad Herbariumlocation not on record	5
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	3
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Nortelocation not on record	2
CASlocation not on record	2
UNESP-RClocation not on record	2
ESALQlocation not on record	2
Bogotá, D.C., CO	2
Universidade de São Paulolocation not on record	2
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record	2
Salvador, BR	2
UFBAlocation not on record	1
INMAlocation not on record	1
Denver, US	1
Laboratorio de Ictiologialocation not on record	1
JBPlocation not on record	1
Córdoba, AR	1
UNICAMPlocation not on record	1
Seropédica, BR	1
Universidade da Região de Joinville - Univillelocation not on record	1
Wlocation not on record	1
Alexandria Universitylocation not on record	1
UFRRJlocation not on record	1
Saint Louis, US	1
Feira de Santana, BR	1
Jataí / Setor Industrial, BR	1
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santolocation not on record	1
Santa Teresa, BR	1
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record	1
Taipei, TW	1
UFMGlocation not on record	1
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Foralocation not on record	1
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record	1
Université de Bordeauxlocation not on record	1
UNIVILLElocation not on record	1

36 institutions · 63 of 64 vouchered records shown · 1 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 DNA6 detections

Where the DNA of Aphelandra squarrosa 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 found6

Studies independent surveys1

Countries2

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 6 detections have coordinates

Open the map2 countries0

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 median24.1 °C 20.3–24.1

Seasonal swing summer↔winter21.2 °C

Max temp (day)30.7 °C 26.7–30.7

Min temp (night)17.6 °C 13.8–17.6

Precipitation15.4 mm/mo 11.6–15.4

Air humidity50.5 % 50.5–52.6

Moisture balance-100 mm/mo -104–-100

Vapour deficit1,477 Pa 1,164–1,477

Wind speed1.90 m/s 1.90–2.70

Cloud cover21.7 % 21.7–25.1

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 6 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.

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