Compounds documented for Caryopteris incana across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
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 Caryopteris incana has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens3
Marker genes4
GenBank sequences8
eDNA detections3
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.
★matK2★rbcL4★ITS2★ITS2
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualCaryopteris incana 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 = 26 n = 13
Ploidypolyploid 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 accuracy84% within 1 km
≤100 m 187≤1 km 44≤10 km 12>10 km 32
275 georeferenced · 612 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor887
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 accuracy41% within 1 km
≤100 m 2≤1 km 20≤10 km 30>10 km 2
54 georeferenced · 622 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence676
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km
≤1 km 2
2 georeferenced · 1 without coordinates
Open the mapnot free-living3
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 institutions44 of 79 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Beijing, CN
120
Guangzhou, CN
64
Nanjing, CN
57
National Museum of Natural Sciencelocation not on record
39
Guilin, CN
35
Taipei, TW
25
Tsukuba, JP
21
Wuhan, CN
20
WNNUlocation not on record
19
Institute for Agricultural Bacteriology and Fermentation Biologylocation not on record
17
Wuhan, CN
17
Yangling, CN
13
Taipei, TW
13
Hangzhou, CN
11
NSMKlocation not on record
11
Taipei, TW
11
Guangzhou, CN
10
Nagasaki University - Fisherieslocation not on record
9
Changsha, CN
9
Herbarium of the Department of Botany, University of Tokyolocation not on record
8
KR
8
Chengdu, CN
8
Peking Universitylocation not on record
7
National Institute of Biological Resourceslocation not on record
7
Central China Agricultural Universitylocation not on record
6
TAIElocation not on record
6
DNSMlocation not on record
5
Shanghai, CN
5
Zhejiang Universitylocation not on record
5
FJIDClocation not on record
4
Shanghai, CN
4
Lanzhou, CN
3
Xiamen, CN
3
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
3
MeiseBGlocation not on record
3
Bronx, US
3
Kyoto Universitylocation not on record
3
Zhengzhou, CN
2
FJFClocation not on record
2
PRClocation not on record
2
Xining, CN
2
Baroda, IN
2
Kunming, CN
2
Washington, US
2
GJOlocation not on record
2
Nishihara, JP
2
LDlocation not on record
2
Beijing, CN
2
Nanjing, CN
2
Jishou Universitylocation not on record
2
Fujian Institute of Subtropical Botanylocation not on record
2
Vancouver, CA
2
Nanjing, CN
2
Saint Louis, US
1
Boise, US
1
Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS)location not on record
1
Minia, EG
1
Seoul, KR
1
Durham, US
1
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record
1
Barcelona, ES
1
Kingston, US
1
Columbia, US
1
Capital Normal Universitylocation not on record
1
Hangzhou Normal Collegelocation not on record
1
KIWElocation not on record
1
Provincia di Livornolocation not on record
1
Riverside, US
1
Jiangxi College of Educationlocation not on record
1
Nanchong, CN
1
“Manash Kozybayev North Kazakhstan University" NPLClocation not on record
1
Muséum Henri Lecoqlocation not on record
1
Chengdu, CN
1
Elocation not on record
1
Edinburgh, GB
1
Guangxi Institute of Traditional Medical and Pharmaceutical Scienceslocation not on record
1
SMMUlocation not on record
1
Wuzhou, CN
1
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
1
79 institutions · 670 of 676 vouchered records shown · 6 without an institution code
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
09Environmental DNA3 detections
Where the DNA of Caryopteris incana was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Detections DNA found3
Studies independent surveys1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 3 detections have coordinates
Open the map0 countries0
How strong is each trace?
DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 582 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI3 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics3 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype