Begonia froebelii — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Begoniaceae/Begonia

At a glance

Occurrence records36

Data sources9

Biological traits8

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources9 archives

Databases and archives Begonia froebelii's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation5 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility36 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

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

GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

Tree of SexTree of Sex Consortiumgenome & karyotype↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

On this page4 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources8 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF36 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT · TreeOfSex2n = 28

01Narrative

Begonia froebelii is a species of plant in the family Begoniaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Life cycle & reproduction1

Life formtuberous geophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climateseasonally dry tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

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 Begonia froebelii has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT · TreeOfSex

The complete instruction manual Begonia froebelii 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 = 28 n = 14

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records28–282n range28median28mode3records

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

2n 283×GoaT · Tree of Sex Database · CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 · TreeOfSex · plant

GoaT · Tree of Sex Database — ↗

CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — LEGRO, R.A.H., & J. DOORENBOS. 1969. Chromosome numbers in Begonia. Neth. J. Agric. Sci. 17: 189-202.

TreeOfSex · plant — Doorenbos1998 ↗

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

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=0.980 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type36 records

Wild obs. + sensor16

Museum / vouchered20

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO120 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 accuracy0% within 1 km

>10 km 16

16 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor16

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 accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 4

4 georeferenced · 16 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence20

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 institutions6 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
Aarhus, DK	5
Xiamen, CN	5
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	3
Loja, EC	2
Quito, EC	2
Tampa, US	1
Saint Louis, US	1
QCNElocation not on record	1

8 institutions · 20 of 20 vouchered records shown