Columnea glabra

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Gesneriaceae/Columnea

At a glance

Occurrence records183

Data sources7

Biological traits8

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Columnea glabra's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility183 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

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 & measurements3 literature sources8 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF183 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 18

01Narrative

Columnea glabra is a species of plant that may be found growing in montane cloud forest habitats in Central and South America. It commonly grows as an epiphyte.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Life cycle & reproduction1

Life formepiphyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteobligatory

Growth formherb

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: herb · TRY: Epiphyte

Woodinessnon-woody

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 Columnea glabra has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Columnea glabra 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 = 18 n = 9

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records18–182n range18median18mode2records

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

2n 182×CCDB · book-fedorov

CCDB · book-fedorov — Eberle 1956

CCDB · book-fedorov — Sherk (Lee 1962a)

n 92×CCDB · Cave1956 · CCDB · Cave1963

CCDB · Cave1956 — Eberle

CCDB · Cave1963 — Sherk in Lee 1962

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 type183 records

Wild obs. + sensor22

Museum / vouchered161

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO236 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 accuracy95% within 1 km

≤100 m 11≤1 km 8≤10 km 1

20 georeferenced · 2 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor22

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 accuracy100% within 1 km

≤1 km 2

2 georeferenced · 159 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence161

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 institutions6 of 12 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record	60
Museo Nacional de Costa Rica (MNCR)location not on record	38
Saint Louis, US	38
Kew, GB	6
San José, CR	5
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	4
CJBGlocation not on record	2
Frankfurt am Main	2
MAlocation not on record	1
Berlin, DE	1
Chicago, US	1
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record	1

12 institutions · 159 of 161 vouchered records shown · 2 without an institution code

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