Aporostylis bifolia

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Aporostylis

At a glance

Occurrence records1 866

Data sources8

Biological traits19

DNA specimens2

eDNA detections2

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Aporostylis bifolia's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation7 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 866 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 specimens↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

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 & measurements3 literature sources19 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 866 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 0 countries2 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD2 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 40

01Narrative

Aporostylis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. At the present time, only one species is known: Aporostylis bifolia, native to New Zealand (including the Chatham Islands and the Antipodes Islands).Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families In [[Kahurangi National Park]] on alpine tussock land. In [[Kahurangi National Park]] on alpine tussock land. Near [[Dunedin]], in the [[The Silverpeaks|Silverpeaks]].

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology3

Leaf length max100 mm

Plant height0.12 m

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: 0.12 m · TRY: 0.1 m

Plant height max0.2 m

Life cycle & reproduction8

Deciduousnessdeciduous

Dispersal typewind

Life formtuberous geophyte

Life spanperennial

Pollination modebiotic

Pollination syndromeinsect

Raunkiær life formcryptophyte

Reproduction asexualpresent

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment7

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatetemperate

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Habitat GIFTLowland

Woodinessnon-woody

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 Aporostylis bifolia has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens2

Marker genes2

eDNA detections2

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.

★rbcL★ITS

plant barcodefungal barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Aporostylis bifolia 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 = 40 n = 20

Ploidypolyploid inferred

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

2n 401×CCDB · new-zealand

CCDB · new-zealand

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

polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · family-scale

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

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type1 866 records

Wild obs. + sensor1 440

Museum / vouchered426

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO3 976 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 accuracy86% within 1 km

≤100 m 785≤1 km 248≤10 km 99>10 km 76

1 208 georeferenced · 232 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor1 440

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 accuracy38% within 1 km

≤1 km 3≤10 km 5

8 georeferenced · 418 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence426

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 8 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Christchurch, NZ	250
Wellington, NZ	109
Auckland, NZ	42
Rotorua, NZ	16
Canberra, AU	4
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	2
Tampa, US	2
Smithfield, AU	1

8 institutions · 426 of 426 vouchered records shown

09Environmental DNA2 detections

Where the DNA of Aporostylis bifolia 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

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

Where its DNA was found

0 of 2 detections have coordinates

Open the map0 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.

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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Aporostylis bifolia

At a glance

Sources8 archives

Size & morphology3

Life cycle & reproduction8

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment7

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type1 866 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions7 of 8 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Record type1 866 records