Cibotium glaucum

(Sm.) Hook. & Arn. · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Polypodiopsida/Cyatheales/Cibotiaceae/Cibotium

At a glance

Occurrence records1 491

Data sources8

Biological traits97

DNA specimens1

eDNA detections1

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Cibotium glaucum's data was compiled from.

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 491 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI1 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics1 specimens↗

LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

On this page7 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources97 traits

Chemical compositionLOTUS19 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 491 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 0 countries1 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD1 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 136

01Narrative

Cibotium glaucum là một loài dương xỉ trong họ Cibotiaceae. Loài này được Sm. Hook. & Arn. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1841.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTUSDATRY

Size & morphology2

Plant height2.7 m

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: 2.7 m · USDA: 2.44 m · TRY: 3.05 m

Seed mass0.009 mg

Life cycle & reproduction23

Bloom periodIndeterminate

Coppice potentialNo

Deciduousnessevergreen

Flower colourbrown

Flower conspicuousNo

Fruit seed period beginYear Round

Fruit seed period endYear Round

Growth rate USDASlow

Life spanperennial

Lifespan categoryShort

Propagated by bare rootNo

Propagated by bulbNo

Propagated by containerNo

Propagated by cormNo

Propagated by cuttingsYes

Propagated by seedNo

Propagated by sodNo

Propagated by sprigsNo

Propagated by tubersNo

Resprout abilityNo

Seed spread rateRapid

Seedling vigorLow

Vegetative spread rateNone

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment24

Active growth periodYear Round

Adapted to coarse textured soilsNo

Adapted to fine textured soilsYes

Adapted to medium textured soilsNo

Aquaticterrestrial

BloatNone

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Foliage colorGreen

Foliage porosity summerPorous

Foliage porosity winterPorous

Foliage textureCoarse

Fruit colourbrown

Growth formtree

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: tree · TRY: fern

Growth form USDASingle Stem

Hedge toleranceNone

Known allelopathNo

Leaf retentionYes

Low growing grassNo

Root depth min12 in

Shape and orientationErect

Small grainNo

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry24

Anaerobic toleranceLow

C:N ratioHigh

Caco3 toleranceMedium

Cold stratification requiredNo

Drought toleranceLow

Fertility requirementMedium

Fire resistantNo

Fire toleranceMedium

Frost free days min365 days

Leaf n14.37 mg/g

Leaf p0.95 mg/g

Moisture useMedium

Nitrogen fixation levelNone

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Precipitation max90 in

Precipitation min30 in

Protein potentialLow

Salinity toleranceNone

Shade toleranceMedium

Soil pH max7.5 pH

Soil pH min6.5 pH

Specific leaf area (SLA)11.9 mm²/mg

Temperature min40 °F

Uses & economy16

Berry nut seed productNo

Christmas tree productNo

Commercial availabilityRoutinely Available

Fodder productNo

Fuelwood productLow

Lumber productNo

Naval store productNo

Nursery stock productYes

Palatable browse animalLow

Palatable graze animalLow

Palatable humanYes

Post productNo

Pulpwood productNo

Seeds per pound50 000 000 per lb

ToxicityNone

Veneer productNo

Other traits7

Fall conspicuousYes

Fruit seed abundanceHigh

Fruit seed conspicuousNo

Fruit seed persistenceNo

Height at 20yr3.66 m

Planting density max1 280 per acre

Planting density min320 per acre

03Chemical composition19 compounds

Compounds documented for Cibotium glaucum across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").

Compound class profile3 classes

Gibberellins15

Apocarotenoids(ε-)3

Megastigmanes1

Documented compounds19 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Amount	Source
(1R,2R,4R,5R,8R,9S,10R,11R)-4-hydroxy-11-methyl-6-methylidene-16-oxo-15-oxapentacyclo[9.3.2.15,8.01,10.02,8]heptadecane-9-carboxylic acid	present	LOTUS
(1R,2R,4R,5R,8R,9S,10R,11S,12S)-4,12-dihydroxy-11-methyl-6-methylidene-16-oxo-15-oxapentacyclo[9.3.2.15,8.01,10.02,8]heptadecane-9-carboxylic acid	present	LOTUS
(1R,2R,5R,8R,9S,10R,11R,13S)-13-hydroxy-11-methyl-6-methylidene-16-oxo-15-oxapentacyclo[9.3.2.15,8.01,10.02,8]heptadecane-9-carboxylic acid	present	LOTUS
(1S,2R,5S,8S,9S,10S,11S)-11-methyl-6-methylidene-12-oxo-13-oxapentacyclo[9.3.3.15,8.01,10.02,8]octadecane-9-carboxylic acid	present	LOTUS
(1S,2S,3S,4R,8S,9S,11S,12R)-11-hydroxy-4,8-dimethyl-13-methylidenetetracyclo[10.2.1.01,9.03,8]pentadecane-2,4-dicarboxylic acid	present	LOTUS
(4E)-5-[(1S)-1-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethyl-4-oxocyclohex-2-en-1-yl]-3-methylpenta-2,4-dienoic acid	present	LOTUS
4-Hydroxy-3,5,5-trimethyl-4-[3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxybut-1-enyl]cyclohex-2-en-1-one	present	LOTUS
Abscisic Acid	present	LOTUS
Dihydrophaseic Acid	present	LOTUS
Gibbane-1,10-dicarboxylic acid, 2,4a,6-trihydroxy-1-methyl-8-methylene-, 1,4a-lactone, (1alpha,2beta,4aalpha,4bbeta,6alpha,10beta)-	present	LOTUS

05DNA & barcoding1 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 Cibotium glaucum has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens1

Marker genes1

eDNA detections1

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

plant barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Cibotium glaucum 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.

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.

Chromosomes2n = 136 n = 68

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 1361×CCDB · book-LoveLove1977

CCDB · book-LoveLove1977 — Manton 1958b

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type1 491 records

Wild obs. + sensor1 317

Museum / vouchered171

Fossil3

Origin

Introduced47

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO1 300 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 accuracy79% within 1 km

≤100 m 678≤1 km 191≤10 km 88>10 km 138

1 095 georeferenced · 222 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor1 317

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 accuracy49% within 1 km

≤100 m 1≤1 km 21≤10 km 17>10 km 6

45 georeferenced · 126 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence171

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 institutions19 of 27 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
BISHlocation not on record	33
HAWlocation not on record	32
Vancouver, CA	25
Bronx, US	13
Denver, US	9
Chicago, US	8
Auckland, NZ	6
Honolulu, US	6
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record	4
Wellington, NZ	4
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	4
Minia, EG	4
Philadelphia, US	3
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record	3
Madison, US	3
WTUlocation not on record	2
Kew, GB	2
Durban, ZA	1
US	1
Pretoria, ZA	1
CASlocation not on record	1
Long Beach, US	1
Museo Nacional de Costa Rica (MNCR)location not on record	1
Coimbra, PT	1
Fort Worth, US	1
Tempe, US	1
Claremont, US	1

27 institutions · 171 of 171 vouchered records shown

09Environmental DNA1 detections

Where the DNA of Cibotium glaucum 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 found1

Studies independent surveys1

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

Where its DNA was found

0 of 1 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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Cibotium glaucum

At a glance

Sources8 archives

Size & morphology2

Life cycle & reproduction23

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment24

Physiology & chemistry24

Uses & economy16

Other traits7

Compound class profile3 classes

Documented compounds19 total

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type1 491 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions19 of 27 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Record type1 491 records