Callianthe megapotamica

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malvales/Malvaceae/Callianthe

At a glance

Occurrence records653

Data sources7

Biological traits21

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Callianthe megapotamica's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation7 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility653 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

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 sources21 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF653 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 16

01Narrative

Abutilon megapotamicum or Callianthe megapotamica (trailing abutilon) is a species of Abutilon native to Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. It is a shrub growing to 2.5 m tall, with leaves 5 – long, ovate to shallowly three-lobed. The flowers are orange-yellow with a red base, with five petals about 4 cm long. It is a popular ornamental plant in subtropical gardens. They bloom for months from summer to frost, and they decorate the plant with a profusion of blossoms resembling Chinese lanterns. They are also known as flowering maple, Chinese lantern and parlour maple, in addition to trailing abutilon.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology5

Leaf length max90 mm

Leaf width20 mm

Leaf width max20 mm

Leaf width min20 mm

Plant height2 m

Life cycle & reproduction5

Deciduousnessevergreen

Life formscrambling shrub

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Reproduction asexualpresent

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment9

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max1 000 m

Elevation min0 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formshrub

Habitat GIFTFloresta Ombrófila (= Floresta Pluvial)

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry1

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

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 Callianthe megapotamica has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Callianthe megapotamica 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 = 16 n = 8

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records16–162n range16median16mode2records

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

2n 162×CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 · CCDB · Cave1956supp

CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — KRAPOVICKAS, A. 1967. Notas citotaxonomicas sobre Malveae. Kurtziana 4: 29-37.

CCDB · Cave1956supp — McClintock 1953

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

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

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

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type653 records

Wild obs. + sensor617

Museum / vouchered36

Origin

Native2

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO1 676 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 accuracy87% within 1 km

≤100 m 349≤1 km 76≤10 km 42>10 km 20

487 georeferenced · 130 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor617

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 accuracy80% within 1 km

≤100 m 1≤1 km 7≤10 km 1>10 km 1

10 georeferenced · 26 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence36

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 16 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Bronx, US	7
Baroda, IN	5
JBRJlocation not on record	5
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record	4
Universidad de Caldas (UCaldas)location not on record	3
Blumenau, BR	2
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PUJ)location not on record	1
Mlocation not on record	1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	1
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarinalocation not on record	1
Alcaldía Municipal de Garzón en Huilalocation not on record	1
La Paz, BO	1
Corrientes, AR	1
Rotorua, NZ	1
Universidade Federale do Rio Grande do Sullocation not on record	1
UFSClocation not on record	1

16 institutions · 36 of 36 vouchered records shown

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