Castanospermum australe

A.Cunn. ex Mudie · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Castanospermum

At a glance

Occurrence records2 208

Data sources7

Biological traits52

DNA specimens18

eDNA detections11

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Castanospermum australe's data was compiled from.

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 208 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI11 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics18 specimens↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

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

GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page5 sections

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

Traits & measurements4 literature sources52 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF2 208 records

Environmental DNA2 datasets · 3 countries11 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD18 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT553 Mbp

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTAusTraitsTRY

Size & morphology22

Fruit length150 mm

Fruit width50 mm

Leaf length159 mm

Leaf length max600 mm

Leaf length min300 mm

Leaf mass488 mg

Leaf mass per area51.54 g/m2

Leaf size4 327 mm²

Leaf width40.75 mm

Leaf width max50 mm

Leaf width min30 mm

Petiole length4.5 cm

Plant height20 m

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: 20 m · AusTraits: 35 m · TRY: 30.83 m

Plant height max35 m

Seed length40 mm

Seed mass20 535 mg

⚠ sources differ — AusTraits: 20 535 mg · GIFT: 23 583 mg

Seed mass max46 000 mg

Seed mass min7 722 mg

Seed volume31 000 mm³

Seed volume max31 000 mm³

Seed volume min31 000 mm³

Seed width30 mm

Life cycle & reproduction10

Deciduousnessevergreen

Dehiscencedehiscent

Dispersal typewater

Flowering timeynnnnnyyyyyy

Life formtree

Life spanperennial

Pollination modebiotic

Pollination syndromebee

⚠ sources differ — AusTraits: bee · GIFT: bird

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment12

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typelegume

Growth formtree

Habitat GIFTdense secondary shrub and ruderal vegetation

Leaf compoundnesscompound

Leaf shapeelliptical oblong

Mycorrhiza type0.000412715

Woodinesswoody

⚠ sources differ — TRY: woody · AusTraits: woody · GIFT: non-woody

Physiology & chemistry7

Leaf dry-matter content (LDMC)415 mg/g

Leaf n27.61 mg/g

Leaf p1.5 mg/g

Nitrogen fixingnitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Specific leaf area (SLA)25.48 mm²/mg

Wood density625 mg/cm³

05DNA & barcoding18 specimens

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 Castanospermum australe has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens18

Marker genes6

eDNA detections11

Countries4

Marker genes sequenced

★ 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.

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animal barcodeplant barcodefungal barcodemarker

06Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT

The complete instruction manual Castanospermum australe 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 size552 570 000 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 Castanospermum australe0.55 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.

Chromosomes2n = 26 n = 13

Ploidypolyploid inferred

Chromosome records26–262n range26median26mode4records

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

2n 264×CCDB · book-indian_vol1 · CCDB · book-fedorov · CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants

CCDB · book-indian_vol1 — Sampath, S. & Ramanathan, K. 1949 ~ Nanda, P.C. 1962

CCDB · book-fedorov — Sampath, Ramanathan 1949

CCDB · book-fedorov — Nanda 1962

CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants — Sampath & R. 1949

n 131×CCDB · Cave1962

CCDB · Cave1962 — Nanda 1962

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

polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · family-scale

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

Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers

Assembly level tells you how finished the sequence is — from fragmented contigs, through scaffolds, up to a full chromosome-level assembly. BUSCO % estimates completeness: the share of genes expected to be present that were actually found. These describe the data quality, not the organism.

Assembly levelScaffold

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type2 208 records

Wild obs. + sensor1 544

Museum / vouchered448

Cultivated / captive3

Other213

Origin

Native30

Introduced38

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO4 524 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 accuracy92% within 1 km

≤100 m 959≤1 km 146≤10 km 51>10 km 44

1 200 georeferenced · 344 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor1 544

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 accuracy54% within 1 km

≤100 m 59≤1 km 88≤10 km 88>10 km 37

272 georeferenced · 176 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence448

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 2>10 km 1

3 georeferenced

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 institutions22 of 33 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Smithfield, AU	97
Brisbane, AU	76
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	67
Canberra, AU	44
Mount Annan, AU	27
Auckland, NZ	21
Kew, GB	11
Armidale, AU	10
Istituto Agrario Castelnuovolocation not on record	5
Cape Town, ZA	4
Bronx, US	3
Miami, US	3
Christchurch, NZ	3
Rotorua, NZ	3
Hobart, AU	2
Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Queensland Herbariumlocation not on record	2
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record	2
Cape Town, ZA	2
Adelaide, AU	2
James Cook Townsvillelocation not on record	2
Palmerston, AU	2
Australian Tropical Herbariumlocation not on record	2
Honolulu, US	2
Pondicherry, IN	2
Riverside, US	1
Tampa, US	1
Pretoria, ZA	1
Kensington, AU	1
UNESP-FCAlocation not on record	1
TAIElocation not on record	1
Gujarat Biodiversity Gene Banklocation not on record	1
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record	1
ASUlocation not on record	1

33 institutions · 403 of 448 vouchered records shown · 44 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 DNA11 detections

Where the DNA of Castanospermum australe 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 found11

Studies independent surveys2

Countries3

Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 11 detections have coordinates

Open the map3 countries0

Australasia

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.

Modelled climatemodelled

−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C

Temperature median23.1 °C 21.2–24.8

Seasonal swing summer↔winter7.70 °C

Max temp (day)27.5 °C 24.7–29.4

Min temp (night)19.2 °C 15.1–21.9

Precipitation164 mm/mo 10.3–189

Air humidity64.0 % 46.4–66.9

Moisture balance-2.90 mm/mo -121–35.9

Vapour deficit1,111 Pa 931–1,448

Wind speed2.20 m/s 1.20–4.90

Cloud cover32.1 % 16.3–45.8

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 7 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche

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.

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Castanospermum australe

At a glance

Sources7 archives

Size & morphology22

Life cycle & reproduction10

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment12

Physiology & chemistry7

At a glance

Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers

Record type2 208 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions22 of 33 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Modelled climatemodelled

Record type2 208 records