Aporocactus flagelliformis

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Cactaceae/Aporocactus

At a glance

Occurrence records105

Data sources9

Biological traits3

DNA specimens2

eDNA detections2

Sources9 archives

Databases and archives Aporocactus flagelliformis's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation6 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility105 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 specimens↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

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 sources3 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF105 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 1 countries2 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD2 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 22

01Narrative

Aporocactus flagelliformis (syn. Disocactus flagelliformis), the rattail cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the cactus family Cactaceae, and is the most cultivated species in the genus Aporocactus. Due to its ease of cultivation and attractive floral displays, it is often grown as an ornamental potted plant.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPTRY

Life cycle & reproduction1

Life formsucculent subshrub

Habitat & environment2

Climatesubtropical

Growth formclimber

05DNA & barcoding2 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 Aporocactus flagelliformis has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens2

Marker genes1

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.

★matK

plant barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Aporocactus flagelliformis 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.

Chromosomes2n = 22 n = 11

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records22–222n range22median22mode5records

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 225×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn73-74 · CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants +1

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Palomino H., G., S. Z. L. & L. Scheinvar. 1988. Estudios citogenéticos de dos especies y una variedad del género Nyctocereus (Cactaceae). Bol. Soc. Bot. México 48: 75–80.

CCDB · book-ipcn73-74 — ARP, G.K. 1973. In IOPB chromosome number reports XXXIX. Taxon 22: 115-118.

CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants — Beard 1937

CCDB · kew — Barlow P. (pers. comm. 1974).

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type105 records

Wild obs. + sensor58

Museum / vouchered46

Other1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO356 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 accuracy2% within 1 km

≤100 m 1>10 km 57

58 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor58

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 accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 26≤1 km 2

28 georeferenced · 18 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence46

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 institutions7 of 7 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	20
Mexico City, MX	15
San Diego, US	3
Juriquilla, MX	2
Tampa, US	1
Saint Louis, US	1
Madison, US	1

7 institutions · 43 of 46 vouchered records shown · 2 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA2 detections

Where the DNA of Aporocactus flagelliformis 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 median15.7 °C 15.7–15.7

Seasonal swing summer↔winter9.60 °C

Max temp (day)22.0 °C

Min temp (night)9.00 °C

Precipitation34.7 mm/mo

Air humidity50.9 %

Moisture balance-93.3 mm/mo

Vapour deficit884 Pa

Wind speed4.10 m/s

Cloud cover25.5 %

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.

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