Compounds documented for Asparagus africanus across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
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 Asparagus africanus has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens10
Marker genes5
GenBank sequences3
eDNA detections7
Countries2
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
★ 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★rbcL1★trnL★trnL-F★ITS2
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT · TreeOfSex
The complete instruction manualAsparagus africanus 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 404×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Kar, D. K. 1985. Cytology, phytochemistry and tissue-culture of Asparagus -- a sapogenin source. Proc. Indian Sci. Congr. Assoc. 72: 229.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Kar, D. K. 1987. Chromosomal changes in speciation of Asparagus. Acta Biol. Cracov., Ser. Bot. 29: 31–34.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Kar, D. K. & S. SEN. 1985. Chromosome characteristics of Asparagus -- sapogenin yielding plant. Cytologia 50: 147–155.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Kar, D. K. & S. SEN. 1984. A correlation between sapogenin content and ploidy level in the genus Asparagus. Cell Chromosome Res. 7: 10–15.
2n 203×GoaT · Tree of Sex Database · CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · TreeOfSex · plant
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Renard, R., J. Lambinon, M. Reekmans, P. v. Veken & M. Govaert. 1983. Nombres chromosomiques de quelques Angiospermes du Rwanda, du Burundi et du Kenya. Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 53: 342–371.
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy94% within 1 km
≤100 m 337≤1 km 58≤10 km 5>10 km 22
422 georeferenced · 950 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor1 372
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 accuracy63% within 1 km
≤100 m 52≤1 km 15≤10 km 30>10 km 9
106 georeferenced · 735 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence841
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Coordinate accuracy
no georeferenced coordinates · 1 records without
Open the mapnot free-living1
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 institutions33 of 84 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Pretoria, ZA
100
MeiseBGlocation not on record
79
Durban, ZA
64
Brisbane, AU
60
Kew, GB
59
Saint Louis, US
55
WAGlocation not on record
23
Embrapa Agrobiology Diazothrophic Microbial Culture Collectionlocation not on record
21
Berlin, DE
20
Uppsala, SE
17
Olocation not on record
12
Addis Ababa, ET
12
Haramaya Universitylocation not on record
11
Mount Annan, AU
11
Clocation not on record
8
National Herbarium & Botanic Gardens of Malawilocation not on record
8
LSFlocation not on record
7
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique / Institut de l'environnement et de recherches agricoleslocation not on record
7
Bronx, US
7
EAlocation not on record
7
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record
7
IFAN Ch. A. Dioplocation not on record
7
Canberra, AU
6
Wlocation not on record
6
Palmerston, AU
5
Frankfurt am Main
5
CJBGlocation not on record
5
TAFORI-LSRClocation not on record
5
Edinburgh, GB
4
HNBlocation not on record
4
CNF-UFHBlocation not on record
4
Yaoundé, CM
4
Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoirelocation not on record
4
Plocation not on record
4
LBVlocation not on record
4
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
4
Xiamen, CN
4
Cape Town, ZA
3
Glocation not on record
3
MSB-3054location not on record
3
BRLUlocation not on record
3
FTlocation not on record
2
Davis, US
2
US
2
Coimbra, PT
2
Adelaide, AU
2
IPHAMETRAlocation not on record
2
Mlocation not on record
2
Hobart, AU
2
South Kensington, GB
2
Montpellier, FR
2
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record
2
LNBG$location not on record
2
Université du Lomélocation not on record
2
MAlocation not on record
2
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
2
Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung: Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseumlocation not on record
2
Edward O. Wilson Biodiversity Laboratory, Gorongosa NPlocation not on record
2
Stockholm, SE
2
Paris, FR
2
Leiden University Medical Centerlocation not on record
2
Guangzhou, CN
1
BClocation not on record
1
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
1
Institute for Agricultural Research of Mozambiquelocation not on record
1
GHPG$location not on record
1
Armidale, AU
1
Pittsburg, US
1
Université National du Béninlocation not on record
1
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record
1
Elocation not on record
1
Herbier National du Gabonlocation not on record
1
National Range Agencylocation not on record
1
Auckland, NZ
1
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Herbarium (NAUH)location not on record
1
DSMlocation not on record
1
Philadelphia, US
1
Llocation not on record
1
South African National Biodiversity Institutelocation not on record
1
National Museums of Kenyalocation not on record
1
Dresden, DE
1
Zürich, CH
1
University of Hargeisalocation not on record
1
University of Zambialocation not on record
1
84 institutions · 745 of 841 vouchered records shown · 95 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 DNA7 detections
Where the DNA of Asparagus africanus 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 found7
Studies independent surveys1
Countries2
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
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 median26.2 °C 22.1–27.1
Seasonal swing summer↔winter6.80 °C
Max temp (day)31.7 °C 28.0–32.1
Min temp (night)21.1 °C 16.1–22.6
Precipitation102 mm/mo 62.0–187
Air humidity58.9 % 53.4–59.8
Moisture balance-65.4 mm/mo -81.8–6.40
Vapour deficit1,407 Pa 1,252–1,451
Wind speed2.70 m/s 2.10–2.80
Cloud cover31.2 % 29.3–52.6
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 3 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.
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 474 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI7 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics10 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
Tree of SexTree of Sex Consortiumgenome & karyotype↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗