Chrysopogon zizanioides
(L.) Roberty · speciesAt a glance
Sources13 archives
Databases and archives Chrysopogon zizanioides's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation19 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility493 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI10 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics12 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 & karyotypeEvery layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Chrysopogon zizanioides, commonly known as vetiver and khus, is a perennial bunchgrass of the family Poaceae. Vetiver is most closely related to Sorghum but shares many morphological characteristics with other fragrant grasses, such as lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus), citronella (Cymbopogon nardus, C. winterianus), and palmarosa (Cymbopogon martinii).
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology4
Life cycle & reproduction7
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment13
Physiology & chemistry2
Compounds documented for Chrysopogon zizanioides across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds53 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (-)-gamma-Cadinene | present | LOTUS | |
| (1R,2S,5R,9S)-2,10,10-trimethyl-6-methylidenetricyclo[7.1.1.01,5]undecane | present | LOTUS | |
| (1R,4aS,5R,8aS)-3-methyl-8-methylidene-5-propan-2-yl-2,4a,5,6,7,8a-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-1-ol | present | LOTUS | |
| (1R,8R)-7,7-dimethyl-6-methylidenetricyclo[6.2.1.01,5]undecan-2-ol | present | LOTUS | |
| (1S,2R,3R,4S,5R,6S,8R,9S,10S,13S,16R,17R,18S)-11-ethyl-4,6,16,18-tetramethoxy-13-(methoxymethyl)-11-azahexacyclo[7.7.2.12,5.01,10.03,8.013,17]nonadecane-8,9-diol | present | NPASS | |
| (1S,2R,3R,4S,5S,6S,8R,9S,10S,13S,16R,17R,18S)-11-ethyl-6,16,18-trimethoxy-13-(methoxymethyl)-11-azahexacyclo[7.7.2.12,5.01,10.03,8.013,17]nonadecane-4,8,9-triol | present | NPASS | |
| (1S,4aR,5S,8R,8aS)-3,8-dimethyl-5-propan-2-yl-2,4a,5,6,7,8a-hexahydro-1H-naphthalene-1,8-diol | present | LOTUS | |
| (3S,3aS,6R,8aS)-3,7,7-Trimethyl-8-methyleneoctahydro-1H-3a,6-methanoazulene | present | LOTUS | |
| 1,7-di-epi-alpha-Cedrene | present | LOTUS | |
| 1-Isopropyl-4-methylbenzene | present | LOTUS |
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 Chrysopogon zizanioides has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ 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.
The complete instruction manual Chrysopogon zizanioides 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 2011×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database · CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 +6
n 1011×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 · CCDB · book-ipcn73-74 +1
n 201×CCDB · Cave1959
diploid1×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database
diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
How far back this lineage goes — and how we know. Everything here is measured in Ma, short for “mega-annum”: millions of years ago. The chart reads left to right like a calendar of the Earth, from the deep past on the left to today at the right edgetop to bottom like a core drilled through the Earth, from the deep past at the top down to today at the bottom.
At a glance
When this lineage existed
How to read this: the coloured strip along the bottomdown the left is the geological calendar — the standard epochs (Pliocene, Pleistocene…) every museum uses, shown so you can see which chapter of Earth's history this lineage lived in. This lineage is a young one, so the strip is zoomed in to epochs — the finer subdivisions inside a period. The orange marker is the DNA clock: DNA accumulates mutations at a roughly steady rate, so comparing this species' DNA with its relatives estimates when the lineage split off — independently of any fossil.
Record type493 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.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions31 of 55 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Masindi, UG | 10 |
| Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record | 10 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 8 |
| Salvador, BR | 6 |
| Auckland, NZ | 6 |
| St. Augustine, TT | 6 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 6 |
| Brisbane, AU | 5 |
| Canberra, AU | 5 |
| San Isidro, AR | 4 |
| Palmerston, AU | 4 |
| Brasília, BR | 4 |
| KMCClocation not on record | 4 |
| UFBAlocation not on record | 4 |
| Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Nortelocation not on record | 4 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 3 |
| Mexico City, MX | 3 |
| Baroda, IN | 3 |
| UFERSAlocation not on record | 2 |
| Brasília, BR | 2 |
| UEPAlocation not on record | 2 |
| Cenargenlocation not on record | 2 |
| Puerto Ayora, EC | 2 |
| Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record | 2 |
| Fredericksburg, US | 2 |
| Saint Louis, US | 2 |
| UFMSlocation not on record | 2 |
| James Cook Townsvillelocation not on record | 2 |
| Honolulu, US | 2 |
| Kensington, AU | 1 |
| Pondicherry, IN | 1 |
| Centro de Estudios y Colecciones Biológicas para la Conservaciónlocation not on record | 1 |
| Seychelles National Herbariumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Phoenix, US | 1 |
| Berlin, DE | 1 |
| Wlocation not on record | 1 |
| Mount Annan, AU | 1 |
| Hobart, AU | 1 |
| Montréal, CA | 1 |
| Chengdu, CN | 1 |
| CASlocation not on record | 1 |
| UnBlocation not on record | 1 |
| Xiamen, CN | 1 |
| TAIElocation not on record | 1 |
| Corrientes, AR | 1 |
| UEMlocation not on record | 1 |
| Córdoba, AR | 1 |
| J.F.Oberlin Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Maringá, BR | 1 |
| Smithfield, AU | 1 |
| Elocation not on record | 1 |
| Bronx, US | 1 |
| Gujarat Biodiversity Gene Banklocation not on record | 1 |
| Qarshi Botanical Gardenlocation not on record | 1 |
| Tampa, US | 1 |
Where the DNA of Chrysopogon zizanioides 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?
Modelled climatemodelled
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.