Chenopodium giganteum
D.Don · speciesAt a glance
Sources12 archives
Databases and archives Chenopodium giganteum's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation7 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 171 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI1 eDNA detections↗
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↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinegenome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotypeEvery layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Chenopodium giganteum, also known as tree spinach, is an annual, upright many-branched shrub with a stem diameter of up to 5 cm at the base, that can grow to a height of up to 3 m.Zhu, Gelin & Mosyakin, Sergei & E. Clemants, Steven. (2003). Chenopodiaceae (Flora of China). in Flora of China, Volume 5, Chapter: Chenopodiaceae, Beijing: Science Press & St. Louis: Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Wu Zhengyi, Peter H. Raven, pp. 351–414
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology15
Life cycle & reproduction9
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment12
Physiology & chemistry2
Compounds documented for Chenopodium giganteum across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds24 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1S,13S,14R,26R)-1,14-dihydroxy-9,22-diphenyl-2,15-dioxaoctacyclo[21.3.1.110,14.03,12.06,11.013,26.016,25.019,24]octacosa-3(12),4,6(11),7,9,16(25),17,19(24),20,22-decaene-27,28-dione | present | NPASS | |
| (2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[4-[3-(3,5-dihydroxyphenyl)-4-hydroxy-6-[(E)-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethenyl]-1-benzofuran-2-yl]phenoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | present | NPASS | |
| (2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[4-[3-(3,5-dihydroxyphenyl)-6-[(E)-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethenyl]-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1-benzofuran-2-yl]phenoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | present | NPASS | |
| (2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[[3-(3,5-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-6-[(E)-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethenyl]-1-benzofuran-4-yl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | present | NPASS | |
| (2S,4Z)-4-(2-oxoethylidene)-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid | present | LOTUS | |
| 2,3-Dimethoxy-4-phenylphenalen-1-one | present | NPASS | |
| 2-methoxy-9-phenyl-1H-phenalen-1-one | present | NPASS | |
| 3,3'-Bis(4''-hydroxyanigorufone) | present | NPASS | |
| 4-Coumaric acid | present | LOTUS | |
| 4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde | present | NPASS |
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 Chenopodium giganteum has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
The complete instruction manual Chenopodium giganteum 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
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).
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.
2n 5413×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database · CCDB · slov-fl · CCDB · iapt +6
2n 361×CCDB · book-indian_vol1
n 181×CCDB · Cave1959
n 271×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
hexaploid1×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database
polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
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.
Record type2 171 records
Origin
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
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.
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions38 of 61 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Beijing, CN | 49 |
| Chengdu, CN | 29 |
| Berlin, DE | 20 |
| Kyoto Universitylocation not on record | 19 |
| Wlocation not on record | 17 |
| Herbarium of the Department of Botany, University of Tokyolocation not on record | 14 |
| SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record | 14 |
| Yangling, CN | 14 |
| Pretoria, ZA | 10 |
| Provincia di Livornolocation not on record | 10 |
| Kensington, AU | 9 |
| LDlocation not on record | 9 |
| Elocation not on record | 8 |
| KR | 7 |
| Christchurch, NZ | 7 |
| Mlocation not on record | 5 |
| Görlitz, DE | 5 |
| Guiyang, CN | 5 |
| Kunming, CN | 4 |
| Helsinki, FI | 4 |
| Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicachlocation not on record | 4 |
| Auckland, NZ | 4 |
| Bern, CH | 4 |
| GJOlocation not on record | 4 |
| Mexico City, MX | 4 |
| Oskarshamn, SE | 4 |
| CJBGlocation not on record | 4 |
| Guilin, CN | 3 |
| South Kensington, GB | 3 |
| Canberra, AU | 3 |
| Riverside, US | 2 |
| Institute of Applied Ecology, Academia Sinicalocation not on record | 2 |
| Palmerston, AU | 2 |
| Olocation not on record | 2 |
| Kew, GB | 2 |
| Wellington, NZ | 2 |
| Uppsala, SE | 2 |
| San Diego, US | 2 |
| Mount Annan, AU | 2 |
| BClocation not on record | 2 |
| Stockholm, SE | 2 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| Strecker Museum, Baylor Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 1 |
| Montecillo, Texcoco, MX | 1 |
| Vancouver, CA | 1 |
| Kuopio, FI | 1 |
| Tsukuba, JP | 1 |
| Davis, US | 1 |
| Córdoba, AR | 1 |
| Northeastern Forestry Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Staatliches Museum fuer Naturkunde Karlsruhe (State Museum of Natural History)location not on record | 1 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 1 |
| Shanghai, CN | 1 |
| Chengdu, CN | 1 |
| DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record | 1 |
| Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record | 1 |
| Brussel, BE | 1 |
| Ischia Marine Centrelocation not on record | 1 |
| Bergen, NO | 1 |
| Valparaiso, CL | 1 |
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Where the DNA of Chenopodium giganteum 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
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
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.