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 Aspidosperma myristicifolium has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens1
Countries1
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type177 records
Wild obs. + sensor11
Museum / vouchered166
Origin
Native14
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO316 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 accuracy100% within 1 km
≤100 m 9≤1 km 2
11 georeferenced
Open the mapobservation + sensor11
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 accuracy30% within 1 km
≤100 m 1≤1 km 2≤10 km 4>10 km 3
10 georeferenced · 156 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence166
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 institutions15 of 34 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record
31
Saint Louis, US
26
Chicago, US
19
Bronx, US
11
San José, CR
8
UNICAMPlocation not on record
6
Fort Worth, US
6
Mexico City, MX
5
Kew, GB
5
St. Paul, US
5
Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record
4
Museo Nacional de Costa Rica (MNCR)location not on record
4
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
3
Tampa, US
3
Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA)location not on record
2
QCNElocation not on record
2
Barcelona, ES
2
Stockholm, SE
2
Provincia di Livornolocation not on record
2
ASUlocation not on record
2
Wlocation not on record
1
Loja, EC
1
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BO
1
Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS)location not on record
1
UFAClocation not on record
1
Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas - SINCHIlocation not on record
1
JBRJlocation not on record
1
MeiseBGlocation not on record
1
Station d'Ecologie de Lamtolocation not on record
1
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)location not on record
1
Madison, US
1
Austin, US
1
Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad Herbario, Costa Ricalocation not on record
1
Universidad de Guayaquillocation not on record
1
34 institutions · 162 of 166 vouchered records shown · 4 without an institution code
