Combretum farinosum is a species of bushwillow in the genus Combretum, native to Central and South America. The species was first described Carl Sigismund Kunth.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
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 Combretum farinosum has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens8
Marker genes4
GenBank sequences8
eDNA detections4
Countries2
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
★ 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.
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plant barcodefungal barcode
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type1 639 records
Wild obs. + sensor818
Museum / vouchered821
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO3 336 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 accuracy86% within 1 km
≤100 m 322≤1 km 190≤10 km 56>10 km 29
597 georeferenced · 221 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor818
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 accuracy96% within 1 km
≤100 m 262≤1 km 7≤10 km 8>10 km 3
280 georeferenced · 541 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence821
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 institutions37 of 62 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
217
Durango, MX
126
Mexico City, MX
80
National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record
44
Mexico City, MX
41
Culiacán, MX
39
Museo Nacional de Costa Rica (MNCR)location not on record
31
Austin, US
30
León, NI
26
Antiguo Cuscatlán, SV
18
Riverside, US
15
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record
11
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
11
MEXUlocation not on record
9
Bronx, US
8
ASUlocation not on record
7
Giardini Botanici Hanburylocation not on record
6
San José, CR
6
Berlin, DE
6
Chicago, US
5
Kew, GB
5
Mexico City, MX
4
Tampa, US
4
University of Leicesterlocation not on record
3
Guasave, MX
3
Area de Conservacion Guanacastelocation not on record
3
Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Moreloslocation not on record
3
San Diego, US
3
Ciudad de México, MX
3
Zürich, CH
2
Bloomington, US
2
NO DISPONIBLElocation not on record
2
HEMlocation not on record
2
Managua, NI
2
BMlocation not on record
2
Chapingo, MX
2
Montpellier, FR
1
South Kensington, GB
1
Universidad Nacional Agrarialocation not on record
1
Cambridge, US
1
Centro Cultural Santo Domingolocation not on record
1
Burlington, US
1
Calabar, NG
1
Universidad de El Salvadorlocation not on record
1
New Mexico State Universitylocation not on record
1
CJBGlocation not on record
1
Autlán de Navarro, MX
1
OTSlocation not on record
1
Phoenix, US
1
Bishop Museumlocation not on record
1
Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabascolocation not on record
1
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MX
1
Mérida, MX
1
Ciudad de México, MX
1
MAlocation not on record
1
San Luis Obispo, US
1
CASlocation not on record
1
US
1
Plocation not on record
1
Flagstaff, US
1
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record
1
La Paz, MX
1
62 institutions · 807 of 821 vouchered records shown · 14 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA4 detections
Where the DNA of Combretum farinosum 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 found4
Studies independent surveys1
Countries2
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 4 detections have coordinates
Open the map2 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.
Modelled climatemodelled
−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C
Temperature median25.8 °C 23.5–25.8
Seasonal swing summer↔winter2.00 °C
Max temp (day)28.7 °C 25.2–28.7
Min temp (night)23.4 °C 22.2–23.4
Precipitation5.40 mm/mo 5.40–63.1
Air humidity59.7 % 58.6–59.7
Moisture balance-184 mm/mo -184–-124
Vapour deficit1,334 Pa 1,202–1,334
Wind speed5.10 m/s 5.10–5.20
Cloud cover13.3 % 13.3–32.1
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 4 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.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗
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GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 639 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI4 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics8 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗