Columnea hirta

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Gesneriaceae/Columnea

At a glance

Occurrence records154

Data sources10

Biological traits10

DNA specimens4

eDNA detections3

Sources10 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility154 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI3 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics4 specimens↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page6 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 & distributionGBIF154 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 1 countries3 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD4 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 18

01Narrative

Columnea hirta is a species of flowering plants in the genus Columnea. They are endemic to Costa Rica and Panama but are widely cultivated as an ornamental.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Life cycle & reproduction1

Life formepiphytic subshrub

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max2 000 m

Elevation min0 m

Epiphyteobligatory

Growth formherb

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: herb · TRY: Epiphyte

Woodinessnon-woody

05DNA & barcoding4 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 Columnea hirta has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens4

Marker genes2

eDNA detections3

Countries1

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.

★rbcLa★ITS2

plant barcodefungal barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Columnea hirta 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 range18median18mode6records

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

2n 186×CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 · CCDB · book-fedorov · CCDB · Cave1958 +1

CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — MORLEY, B. D. 1967. In IOPB chromosome number reports XI. Taxon 16: 215-222.

CCDB · book-fedorov — Eberle 1956, 1957a

CCDB · book-fedorov — Morton C. V. 1963

CCDB · Cave1958 — Fussell 1958

CCDB · Cave1963 — Morton 1963

n 93×CCDB · Cave1956 · CCDB · Cave1957 · CCDB · Cave1963

CCDB · Cave1956 — Eberle

CCDB · Cave1957 — Eberle a

CCDB · Cave1963 — 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 type154 records

Wild obs. + sensor12

Museum / vouchered141

Other1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO328 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 accuracy80% within 1 km

≤100 m 6≤1 km 2≤10 km 1>10 km 1

10 georeferenced · 2 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor12

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

≤100 m 7≤1 km 2

9 georeferenced · 132 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence141

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 institutions9 of 20 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Saint Louis, US	44
National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record	41
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	12
Mexico City, MX	9
León, NI	9
San José, CR	4
Area de Conservacion Guanacastelocation not on record	3
Kew, GB	2
Tapachula, MX	2
Museum of Zoologylocation not on record	1
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldilocation not on record	1
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduraslocation not on record	1
Berlin, DE	1
Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Forestaleslocation not on record	1
Chicago, US	1
MeiseBGlocation not on record	1
OTSlocation not on record	1
MEXUlocation not on record	1
South Kensington, GB	1
Escuela Agrícola Panamericanalocation not on record	1

20 institutions · 137 of 141 vouchered records shown · 4 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA3 detections

Where the DNA of Columnea hirta 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 found3

Studies independent surveys1

Countries1

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

Where its DNA was found

0 of 3 detections have coordinates

Open the map1 country0

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.

Modelled climatemodelled

−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C

Temperature median24.4 °C 24.4–24.4

Seasonal swing summer↔winter2.30 °C

Max temp (day)28.2 °C

Min temp (night)21.1 °C

Precipitation58.6 mm/mo

Air humidity65.5 %

Moisture balance-102 mm/mo

Vapour deficit1,051 Pa

Wind speed2.00 m/s

Cloud cover13.6 %

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 3 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche

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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