Habitat GIFTCampo Rupestre, Cerrado (lato sensu), Floresta Ciliar ou Galeria, Floresta de Terra Firme, Floresta Ombrófila (= Floresta Pluvial), Restinga
Woodinesswoody
Physiology & chemistry8
Leaf C:N ratio38.9 g/g
Leaf c529 mg/g
Leaf dry-matter content (LDMC)394 mg/g
Leaf n13.6 mg/g
Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer
Photosynthetic pathwayC3
Specific leaf area (SLA)9.9 mm²/mg
Wood density780 mg/cm³
03Chemical composition1 compounds
Compounds documented for Byrsonima sericea across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
💊 Medicinal use documented
Documented compounds1 total
Compound
Class
Amount
Source
BETULINIC-ACID
present
DukesPhytochem
05DNA & barcoding5 sequences
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 Byrsonima sericea has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
Marker genes3
GenBank sequences5
Countries1
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.
★matK1★rbcL2★ITS2
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualByrsonima sericea 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 = 24 n = 12
Ploidydiploid inferred
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy87% within 1 km
≤100 m 24≤1 km 9≤10 km 3>10 km 2
38 georeferenced · 17 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor55
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 accuracy8% within 1 km
≤100 m 1≤10 km 6>10 km 6
13 georeferenced · 4 139 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence4 152
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 111 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Salvador, BR
453
UFBAlocation not on record
289
Bronx, US
279
Laboratorio de Ictiologialocation not on record
274
Chaguaramas, TT
233
CEPLAClocation not on record
185
Masindi, UG
176
Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)location not on record
160
JBRJlocation not on record
139
Feira de Santana, BR
114
Departamento de Sistematica e Ecologialocation not on record
111
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record
91
USP-IBlocation not on record
88
Cenargenlocation not on record
77
UFESlocation not on record
72
Empresa Pernambucana de Pesquisa Agropecuária, IPAlocation not on record
62
Brasília, BR
59
Federal University of Espírito Santolocation not on record
57
UFMGlocation not on record
51
Brasília, BR
50
Ilhéus, BR
49
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
48
Chicago, US
48
Universidade Federal do Ceara, Departamento de Biologialocation not on record
45
IPA/SPlocation not on record
44
INMAlocation not on record
43
Ann Arbor, US
42
HUENFlocation not on record
41
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santolocation not on record
41
Jataí / Setor Industrial, BR
41
UFPElocation not on record
39
Santa Teresa, BR
37
Kew, GB
36
URCAlocation not on record
33
UFRRJlocation not on record
32
UnBlocation not on record
30
UNIVASFlocation not on record
30
Fortaleza, BR
26
Saint Louis, US
26
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Nortelocation not on record
24
Cruz das Almas, BR
24
UESBlocation not on record
21
UNITINSlocation not on record
19
UFRPElocation not on record
18
UFVJMlocation not on record
16
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldilocation not on record
15
Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeirolocation not on record
12
UNICAMPlocation not on record
12
Universidade Federal do Maranhãolocation not on record
10
UFPIlocation not on record
10
Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreallocation not on record
8
CPATSAlocation not on record
7
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)location not on record
7
Ivano-Frankivsk, UA
7
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record
7
Bogotá, D.C., CO
6
Universidade Federal de Goiáslocation not on record
6
UERJlocation not on record
6
UFPRlocation not on record
6
Edinburgh, GB
6
Istituto Agrario Castelnuovolocation not on record
5
Ural Federal University "B. N. Yeltsin"location not on record
5
VALElocation not on record
5
Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chilelocation not on record
5
CJBGlocation not on record
5
UNICAPlocation not on record
5
FPMZBlocation not on record
5
Seropédica, BR
4
FUNEDlocation not on record
4
Embrapa Amazônia Oriental, Ministry of Agriculturelocation not on record
4
UFSJlocation not on record
4
Campo Mourão, BR
4
UTFPR-CPlocation not on record
4
PUC-RIOlocation not on record
4
Cuiabá, BR
4
Université de Bordeauxlocation not on record
4
UEMAlocation not on record
4
Stockholm, SE
3
Universidade Federale do Rio Grande do Sullocation not on record
3
UFSCarlocation not on record
3
UFOPlocation not on record
3
Londrina, BR
3
Paris, FR
3
UNESP-RClocation not on record
3
Uberlândia, BR
3
Corrientes, AR
3
ESALQlocation not on record
2
UNEMATlocation not on record
2
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BO
2
Blumenau, BR
2
UNESP-FCAlocation not on record
2
Maringá, BR
2
UFSClocation not on record
1
MeiseBGlocation not on record
1
UNESP, Campus São José Rio Prêtolocation not on record
1
HACAMlocation not on record
1
Universidade de São Paulolocation not on record
1
UEPAlocation not on record
1
ASUlocation not on record
1
UFMSlocation not on record
1
Altos de Pipe, VE
1
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campus do Pantanallocation not on record
1
UFERSAlocation not on record
1
Teresina, BR
1
UEMlocation not on record
1
Auckland, NZ
1
UNESP-IBILCElocation not on record
1
Universidade Paulistalocation not on record
1
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarinalocation not on record
1
Herbarium Bradeanumlocation not on record
1
Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeirolocation not on record
1
111 institutions · 4 131 of 4 152 vouchered records shown · 21 without an institution code
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