Ceriops tagal, commonly known as spurred mangrove or Indian mangrove, is a mangrove tree species in the family Rhizophoraceae. It is a protected tree in South Africa. The specific epithet ' is a plant name from the Tagalog language.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
⚠ sources differ — GIFT: tree · AusTraits: shrub tree · TRY: shrub/tree
Habitat GIFThalophytic vegetation
Leaf compoundnesssimple
Leaf shapeobovate spathulate
Woodinesswoody
Physiology & chemistry6
Leaf n12.7 mg/g
Leaf p1.22 mg/g
Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer
Photosynthetic pathwayC3
Specific leaf area (SLA)5.7 mm²/mg
Wood density825 mg/cm³
03Chemical composition187 compounds
Compounds documented for Ceriops tagal 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 Ceriops tagal has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens53
Marker genes6
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections39
Countries2
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.
★matK1★matK-like★rbcL1★rbcLa★ITS8★ITS2
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT · NCBI
The complete instruction manualCeriops tagal 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 size273 440 816 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 Ceriops tagal0.27 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.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Yoshioka, H., K. Kondo, M. Segawa, K. Nehira & S. Maeda. 1984. Karyomorphological studies in five species of mangrove genera in the Rhizophoraceae. Kromosomo 35–36: 1111–1116.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Basak, U. C., A. B. Das & P. Das. 1998. In situ quantitization of DNA and karyotype analysis in four threatened mangrove species found in Bhitarkanika forests of Orissa. Cytobios 93: 147–155.
CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — SIDHU, S.S. 1968. Further studies on the cytology of mangrove species of India. Caryologia 21: 353-357.
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 levelChromosome
Completeness96.9% BUSCO
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type28 080 records
Wild obs. + sensor26 853
Museum / vouchered1 101
Other126
Origin
Native18
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO15 684 km²
Depth
0–200 m sunlit13 154
200–1000 m twilight0
1–4 km midnight0
>4 km abyssal9
median 0 m · max 4 850 m · 13 163 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 accuracy100% within 1 km
≤100 m 258≤1 km 25 977≤10 km 98>10 km 14
26 347 georeferenced · 506 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor26 853
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 accuracy33% within 1 km
≤100 m 56≤1 km 78≤10 km 220>10 km 53
407 georeferenced · 694 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 101
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 institutions34 of 64 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
147
Canberra, AU
118
Palmerston, AU
47
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record
47
Kew, GB
45
Smithfield, AU
36
Saint Louis, US
30
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
29
Plocation not on record
27
South Kensington, GB
15
Guangzhou, CN
12
TAFORI-LSRClocation not on record
10
Armidale, AU
10
Mount Annan, AU
10
MeiseBGlocation not on record
9
Honolulu, US
8
Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza (PBZT)location not on record
8
Paris, FR
8
Fort Worth, US
7
Pondicherry, IN
7
Bronx, US
6
WAGlocation not on record
5
James Cook Townsvillelocation not on record
4
Pretoria, ZA
4
Eduardo Mondlane Universitylocation not on record
4
Xiamen, CN
4
Durham, US
3
Wlocation not on record
3
Beijing, CN
3
Centre National d'Application des Recherches Pharmaceutiques (CNARP)location not on record
3
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
3
Durban, ZA
3
Gujarat Biodiversity Gene Banklocation not on record
3
Birla Institute of Technology - Pilani, K.K.Birla Goa Campuslocation not on record
3
Uppsala, SE
3
Conservatoire Botanique National de Mascarinlocation not on record
2
Taipei, TW
2
Embrapa Agrobiology Diazothrophic Microbial Culture Collectionlocation not on record
2
Hobart, AU
2
CJBGlocation not on record
2
Stockholm, SE
2
Auckland, NZ
2
Glocation not on record
2
Burlington, US
2
Kunming, CN
1
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record
1
Annamalai University, Faculty of Marine Scienceslocation not on record
1
Cincinnati, US
1
IPA/SPlocation not on record
1
Arusha, TZ
1
Sokoine University of Agriculturelocation not on record
1
Zürich, CH
1
Guilin, CN
1
Institute for Agricultural Bacteriology and Fermentation Biologylocation not on record
1
Buffelskloof Private Nature Reserve, Herbariumlocation not on record
1
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record
1
UJlocation not on record
1
MAlocation not on record
1
San Francisco, US
1
University of Hamburglocation not on record
1
University of Johannesburglocation not on record
1
Taipei, TW
1
Institute for Agricultural Research of Mozambiquelocation not on record
1
Dehra Dun, IN
1
64 institutions · 722 of 1 101 vouchered records shown · 266 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA39 detections
Where the DNA of Ceriops tagal 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 found39
Studies independent surveys1
Countries2
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 39 detections have coordinates
Open the map2 countries0
CostalCoastal
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 median25.4 °C 23.3–28.8
Seasonal swing summer↔winter8.50 °C
Max temp (day)30.5 °C 28.3–31.2
Min temp (night)21.1 °C 19.3–27.2
Precipitation8.50 mm/mo 4.60–109
Air humidity56.4 % 52.0–63.5
Moisture balance-17.8 mm/mo
Vapour deficit1,489 Pa 1,167–1,616
Wind speed2.70 m/s
Cloud cover14.1 % 7.60–25.2
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 12 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.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation8 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility14 688 records↗
OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System13 392 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI39 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics53 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗