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NarrativeWikipediaarticle
Traits & measurements3 literature sources17 traits
Occurrence & distributionGBIF555 records
DNA & barcodingNCBIsequences
01Narrative
Catopsis berteroniana , commonly known as the powdery strap airplant or the lantern of the forest, is an epiphytic bromeliad thought to be a possible carnivorous plant, similar to Brocchinia reducta, although the evidence is equivocal. Its native range is from southern Florida to southern Brazil. It generally grows on the unshaded twigs of trees, and has been shown experimentally to trap more insects in its tank than other bromeliads of comparable size. There are several other species in the genus, none of which is believed to be carnivorous.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
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 Catopsis berteroniana has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
Marker genes1
GenBank sequences1
Countries1
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.
★rbcL1
plant barcode
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type555 records
Wild obs. + sensor197
Museum / vouchered356
Cultivated / captive2
Origin
Native38
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO1 468 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 accuracy51% within 1 km
≤100 m 48≤1 km 35≤10 km 16>10 km 65
164 georeferenced · 33 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor197
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 accuracy81% within 1 km
≤100 m 52≤1 km 3≤10 km 6>10 km 7
68 georeferenced · 288 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence356
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 · 2 records without
Open the mapnot free-living2
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 institutions28 of 58 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
50
Bronx, US
36
Saint Louis, US
29
Mexico City, MX
23
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MX
22
Chicago, US
19
Durango, MX
14
Chaguaramas, TT
10
CEPLAClocation not on record
10
St. Augustine, TT
7
Salvador, BR
7
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record
7
Frankfurt am Main
5
Cruz das Almas, BR
5
Miami, US
5
JBRJlocation not on record
4
UFPElocation not on record
4
UFBAlocation not on record
4
Universidade Federal do Vale do São Franciscolocation not on record
4
Mérida, MX
4
Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA)location not on record
3
Berlin, DE
3
Paris, FR
3
Kew, GB
3
National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record
2
Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung: Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseumlocation not on record
2
Laboratorio de Ictiologialocation not on record
2
IPA/SPlocation not on record
2
Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeirolocation not on record
2
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Nortelocation not on record
2
Tampa, US
2
St. Paul, US
2
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paranálocation not on record
2
Provincial Museum of Albertalocation not on record
2
San José, CR
2
Austin, US
2
Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquílocation not on record
2
Philadelphia, US
1
Zürich, CH
1
Altos de Pipe, VE
1
Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicachlocation not on record
1
Anton de Kom University of Surinamelocation not on record
1
UNESP, Campus São José Rio Prêtolocation not on record
1
UFPRlocation not on record
1
Sociedad para el Estudio de los Recursos Bióticos de Oaxaca, A. C.location not on record
1
NHMJlocation not on record
1
Universidade do Vale do Itajaílocation not on record
1
Ann Arbor, US
1
Departamento de Sistematica e Ecologialocation not on record
1
Burlington, US
1
MEXUlocation not on record
1
UFESlocation not on record
1
Brasília, BR
1
Instituto de Investigaciones Botánicas y Zoológicas - Prof. Rafael M. Moscoso, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingolocation not on record
1
Göteborg, SE
1
LDlocation not on record
1
HUAlocation not on record
1
León, NI
1
58 institutions · 328 of 356 vouchered records shown · 28 without an institution code
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
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