Ceriops australis

(C.T.White) Ballment, T.J.Sm. & J.A.Stoddart · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Rhizophoraceae/Ceriops

At a glance

Occurrence records1 600

Data sources8

Biological traits20

DNA specimens6

eDNA detections6

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Ceriops australis's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 287 records↗

OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System313 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI6 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics6 specimens↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

On this page5 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources20 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF · OBIS1 600 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 0 countries6 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD6 specimens

01Narrative

Ceriops australis, the yellow mangrove or smooth-fruited yellow mangrove, is a species of mangrove in the family Rhizophoraceae, native to tropical northern Australia and southern New Guinea. It is a common species in the region and although mangroves are threatened by habitat destruction and climate change, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsGIFT

Size & morphology8

Leaf length55 mm

Leaf width26 mm

Petiole length2 cm

Plant height max10 m

Plant height min5 m

Seed mass1 600 mg

Seed mass max1 600 mg

Seed mass min1 600 mg

Life cycle & reproduction3

Life formshrub or tree

Life spanperennial

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment7

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formtree

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: tree · AusTraits: shrub tree

Leaf shapeelliptical obovate

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry1

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

05DNA & barcoding6 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 Ceriops australis has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens6

Marker genes3

eDNA detections6

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.

★rbcL★ITS★ITS2

plant barcodefungal barcode

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type1 600 records

Wild obs. + sensor831

Museum / vouchered681

Other88

Origin

Native16

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO2 684 km²

Depth

0–200 m sunlit151

200–1000 m twilight0

1–4 km midnight0

>4 km abyssal0

median 0 m · max 5 m · 151 records with depth

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy83% within 1 km

≤100 m 397≤1 km 41≤10 km 74>10 km 13

525 georeferenced · 306 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor831

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 accuracy28% within 1 km

≤100 m 107≤1 km 19≤10 km 254>10 km 64

444 georeferenced · 237 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence681

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 institutions10 of 13 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Brisbane, AU	213
Palmerston, AU	133
Kensington, AU	80
Smithfield, AU	28
Adelaide, AU	18
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	14
Canberra, AU	8
Kew, GB	6
Mount Annan, AU	1
Saint Louis, US	1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	1
Guangzhou, CN	1
BGPAlocation not on record	1

13 institutions · 505 of 681 vouchered records shown · 14 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA6 detections

Where the DNA of Ceriops australis 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 found6

Studies independent surveys1

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

Where its DNA was found

0 of 6 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.

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Ceriops australis

At a glance

Sources8 archives

Size & morphology8

Life cycle & reproduction3

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment7

Physiology & chemistry1

At a glance

Record type1 600 records

Origin

Range

Depth

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions10 of 13 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Record type1 600 records