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 Castilla elastica has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens37
Marker genes6
eDNA detections25
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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plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualCastilla elastica 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.
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 362≤1 km 35≤10 km 20>10 km 16
433 georeferenced · 147 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor580
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 accuracy90% within 1 km
≤100 m 201≤1 km 19≤10 km 22>10 km 2
244 georeferenced · 321 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence565
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Coordinate accuracy
no georeferenced coordinates · 3 records without
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 institutions37 of 72 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Durango, MX
118
Saint Louis, US
84
Mexico City, MX
46
Austin, US
27
Chapingo, MX
18
Mexico City, MX
17
BRLUlocation not on record
14
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MX
12
National Herbarium of São Tomé and Principelocation not on record
11
Area de Conservacion Guanacastelocation not on record
10
Mérida, MX
9
No Voucher Tissuelocation not on record
9
Tapachula, MX
8
Paris, FR
7
Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA)location not on record
7
PRPlocation not on record
7
Austin, US
6
Stockholm, SE
6
South Kensington, GB
6
Antiguo Cuscatlán, SV
5
Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record
5
Coimbra, PT
5
Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabascolocation not on record
5
Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Veracruzana, Región Xalapalocation not on record
4
Aarhus, DK
4
San Francisco, US
4
Wellington, NZ
4
Loja, EC
3
Durham, US
3
CNF-UFHBlocation not on record
3
MeiseBGlocation not on record
3
The University and Jepson Herbarialocation not on record
2
Chicago, US
2
St. Paul, US
2
Herbario MAT de la Universidad Politécnica Estatal del Carchilocation not on record
2
Kew, GB
2
Istituto Agrario Castelnuovolocation not on record
2
Berlin, DE
2
Station d'Ecologie de Lamtolocation not on record
2
QCNElocation not on record
2
Miami, US
2
Universidad de El Salvadorlocation not on record
2
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MX
2
Montecillo, Texcoco, MX
2
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record
2
Mexico City, MX
2
BMlocation not on record
2
Mérida, MX
2
IAvHlocation not on record
1
UTPLlocation not on record
1
OTSlocation not on record
1
Riverside, US
1
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de Biologialocation not on record
1
Instituto para la Investigación y la Preservación del Patrimonio Cultural y Natural del Valle del Cauca - INCIVAlocation not on record
1
Fundación Jardín Botánico Joaquín Antonio Uribe de Medellínlocation not on record
1
Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS)location not on record
1
Universidad de Guayaquillocation not on record
1
Centro Cultural Santo Domingolocation not on record
1
Ann Arbor, US
1
Bavarian State Collection of Zoologylocation not on record
1
Jardín Botánico de Cartagena "Guillermo Piñeres" (JBC)location not on record
1
GB
1
Plocation not on record
1
Bergen, NO
1
Universidad de Caldas (UCaldas)location not on record
1
TAFORI-LSRClocation not on record
1
arosemena tola, EC
1
Sociedad para el Estudio de los Recursos Bióticos de Oaxaca, A. C.location not on record
1
Bronx, US
1
EL PASO, US
1
Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH)location not on record
1
Taipei, TW
1
72 institutions · 528 of 565 vouchered records shown · 37 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 DNA25 detections
Where the DNA of Castilla elastica 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 found25
Studies independent surveys1
Countries4
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 25 detections have coordinates
Open the map4 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.
Modelled climatemodelled
−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C
Temperature median24.9 °C 23.7–25.6
Seasonal swing summer↔winter2.50 °C
Max temp (day)29.1 °C 26.1–29.2
Min temp (night)21.4 °C 21.2–22.9
Precipitation256 mm/mo 29.3–482
Air humidity63.8 % 62.6–75.2
Moisture balance74.2 mm/mo -149–352
Vapour deficit1,131 Pa 722–1,222
Wind speed1.90 m/s 1.10–4.50
Cloud cover26.3 % 14.2–39.2
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 22 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.
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 151 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI25 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics37 specimens↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype