Cissus subaphylla

(Balf.fil.) Planch. · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Vitales/Vitaceae/Cissus

At a glance

Occurrence records58

Data sources7

Biological traits3

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Cissus subaphylla's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility58 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

On this page4 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements2 literature sources3 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF58 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 24

01Narrative

Cissus subaphylla is a low shrub in the grape family Vitaceae. It is endemic to the Yemeni island of Socotra. The plant grows mainly in dry, low-lying areas on alluvial fans or on limestone slopes, and is rarely found above elevations of 300 m, where it is replaced by C. hamaderohensis. It does not have the climbing habit of other Cissus species, and its stems are flattened and gray-green in colour, with relatively small leaves and flowers. The tangled mats of C. subaphylla stems act as a protective covering for plants regularly eaten by goats and other browsing animals; the plant is thus important in the rehabilitation of species such as Dendrosicyos, Maerua and Commiphora.EIA Yemen Case Study (PDF). UNEP, September 2001. Retrieved 2012-01-21.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPTRY

Life cycle & reproduction1

Life formsucculent shrub

Habitat & environment1

Climatedesert or dry shrubland

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

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 Cissus subaphylla has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Cissus subaphylla 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 = 24 n = 12

Ploidydiploid inferred

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

2n 241×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Lavie, P. 1979. Caryosystematique des Vitaceae: 1. Cissus L., Cyphostemma (Planch.) Alst., Rhoicissus Planch. Adansonia 19: 175–198.

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type58 records

Wild obs. + sensor50

Museum / vouchered8

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO136 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 accuracy92% within 1 km

≤100 m 35≤1 km 1≤10 km 2>10 km 1

39 georeferenced · 11 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor50

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 accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 8 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence8

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 institutions3 of 4 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Berlin, DE	4
Kew, GB	2
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record	1
Edinburgh, GB	1

4 institutions · 8 of 8 vouchered records shown

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