Colchicum cupanii

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Liliales/Colchicaceae/Colchicum

At a glance

Occurrence records563

Data sources8

Biological traits10

DNA specimens1

eDNA detections0

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Colchicum cupanii's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility563 records↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics1 specimens↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

On this page5 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources10 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF563 records

DNA & barcodingBOLD1 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB4.4 Gbp

01Narrative

Colchicum cupanii is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Colchicaceae, known as the Mediterranean meadow saffron. It grows around much of the central Mediterranean Basin, reported from France, Sardinia, Italy, Albania, Greece, Montenegro, Croatia, Sicily, Algeria, Malta and Tunisia.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Colchicum cupanii Colchicum cupanii is quite variable. Some specimens have flowers that open completely to a star shape, while others remain cup-shaped. The pink to purple, untessellated flowers are small, up to 3 cm (1") in diameter, but are produced in abundance in the fall. The foliage is also produced in the fall.Autumn Bulbs by Roy Leeds (B.T. Batsford Ltd) 2006Gussone, Giovanni. 1827. Florae Siculae Prodromus 1: 452, Colchicum cupani

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02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Life cycle & reproduction2

Life formtuberous geophyte

Raunkiær life formcryptophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

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 Colchicum cupanii has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens1

Countries1

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Colchicum cupanii 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 size4 368 067 346 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

HUMAN3.2 Gb

THIS GENOME Colchicum cupanii4.37 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.

Chromosomes2n = 54 n = 27

Ploidypolyploid inferred

Chromosome records54–542n range54median54mode20records

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

2n 5420×CCDB · ita-fl · CCDB · iapt · CCDB · fl-europaea +5

CCDB · ita-fl — D'AMATO F. - 1957. Revisione citosistematica del genere Colchicum. III: C. alpinum Lam. et DC., C. cupanii Guss., C. bivonae Guss. e chiave analitica per la determinazione delle specie di Colchicum della flora italiana.. Caryologia , 10(1): 111-151.

CCDB · ita-fl — COLOMBO P., MARCEN C., PRINCIOTTA R. - 1982. Numeros cromosomaticos de plantas occidentales, 186-199.. Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid , 39(1): 199-206.

CCDB · ita-fl — ARRIGONI P.V., MORI B. - 1980. Numeri cromosomici per la flora italiana:722-727.. Inform. Bot. Ital. , 12(2): 145-148.

CCDB · ita-fl — CAMARDA I. - 1978. Numeri cromosomici per la flora italiana:402-405.. Inform. Bot. Ital. , 10(1): 84-90.

CCDB · ita-fl — BARTOLO G., BRULLO S., PAVONE P. - 1981. Numeros cromosomaticos de plantas occidentales, 138-156.. Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid , 38(1): 289-299.

CCDB · iapt — IAPT/IOPB Chromosome Data 7

CCDB · fl-europaea — D'Amato, 1957a

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Colombo, P., C. Marceno & R. Princiotta. 1982. Numeros cromosomaticos de plantas occidentales: 186-199. Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 39: 199–206.

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — CAMARDA, I. 1979. Actuelles connaissances du genre Colchicum en Sardaigne. Webbia 34: 48 1 –485.

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Arrigoni, P. V. & B. MORI. 1980. Numeri cromosomici per la Flora Italiana: 722-727. Inform. Bot. Ital. 12: 145–148.

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Bartolo, G., S. Brullo & P. PAVONE. 1981. Números cromosomáticos de plantas occidentales: 138-156. Anales Jard. Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 38: 288–299.

CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 — Camarda 1978

CCDB · colchicaceae — Feinbrun 1958; Camarada 1979; Arrigoni and Mori 1980; Colombo et al. 1982

CCDB · colchicaceae — Bartolo et al. 1981

CCDB · book-fedorov — D'Amato 1956, 1957

CCDB · Cave1958 — d 'Amato 1957

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

polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · family-scale

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

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type563 records

Wild obs. + sensor408

Museum / vouchered154

Other1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO1 232 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 188≤1 km 53≤10 km 55>10 km 9

305 georeferenced · 103 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor408

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 accuracy14% within 1 km

≤100 m 2≤10 km 11>10 km 1

14 georeferenced · 140 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence154

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 10 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
LDlocation not on record	118
Dresden, DE	5
Berlin, DE	4
Wlocation not on record	4
Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record	4
Frankfurt am Main	3
MAlocation not on record	2
Provincia di Livornolocation not on record	1
BClocation not on record	1
GZUlocation not on record	1

10 institutions · 143 of 154 vouchered records shown · 11 without an institution code

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