Cannomois grandis

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Poales/Restionaceae/Cannomois

At a glance

Occurrence records137

Data sources4

Biological traits18

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

Databases and archives Cannomois grandis's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation1 languages↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility137 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & 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 sources18 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF137 records

Genome at a glanceGoaT1.6 Gbp

01Narrative

Cannomois grandis is a species of rush-like flowering plant in the genus Cannomois, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology5

Plant height max5 m

Plant height min2 m

Seed mass295 mg

Seed mass max303 mg

Seed mass min303 mg

Life cycle & reproduction3

Life formperennial or rhizomatous geophyte

Life spanperennial

Lifeform raunkiaer detailedgeophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max1 300 m

Elevation min300 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

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 Cannomois grandis has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceGoaT

The complete instruction manual Cannomois grandis 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.

Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is

Genome size1 633 260 000 bp

Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).

BACTERIUM Carsonella ruddii0.00016 Gb

FUNGUS0.04 Gb

INSECT0.25 Gb

THIS GENOME Cannomois grandis1.63 Gb

HUMAN3.2 Gb

WHEAT17 Gb

FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb

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.

Ploidy2× diploid · measured

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

diploid1×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database

GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type137 records

Wild obs. + sensor97

Museum / vouchered40

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO364 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 accuracy97% within 1 km

≤100 m 84≤1 km 3≤10 km 3

90 georeferenced · 7 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor97

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 accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 40 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence40

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 institutions2 of 4 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	23
Cape Town, ZA	14
MSB-3054location not on record	1
South African National Biodiversity Institutelocation not on record	1

4 institutions · 39 of 40 vouchered records shown · 1 without an institution code

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