Combretum glutinosum

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Combretaceae/Combretum

At a glance

Occurrence records5 344

Data sources9

Biological traits24

DNA specimens2

eDNA detections2

Sources9 archives

Databases and archives Combretum glutinosum's data was compiled from.

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility5 344 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 specimens↗

LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

On this page7 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources24 traits

Chemical compositionLOTUS2 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF5 344 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 0 countries2 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD2 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 26

01Narrative

Combretum glutinosum est une espèce de plantes à fleurs de la famille des Combretaceae et du genre Combretum. C'est un arbre présent en Afrique tropicale. La plante est aussi présente dans la Tapoa.Son nom local en langue gourmantchema est: li fapébili

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology6

Leaf size4 655 mm²

Plant height12 m

Plant height max10.67 m

Seed mass83.43 mg

Seed mass max88.33 mg

Seed mass min78.53 mg

Life cycle & reproduction4

Deciduousnessvariable

Life formshrub or tree

Life spanperennial

Lifeform raunkiaer detailedphanerophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climateseasonally dry tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formshrub

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: shrub · TRY: Top.Canopy.Tree

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry7

Leaf c470 mg/g

Leaf n17.37 mg/g

Leaf p1.19 mg/g

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Specific leaf area (SLA)7.26 mm²/mg

Wood density900 mg/cm³

03Chemical composition2 compounds

Compounds documented for Combretum glutinosum across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").

Compound class profile1 class

Gallotannins2

Documented compounds2 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Class	Amount	Source
(1R,35R,38R,55S)-6,7,8,11,12,23,24,27,28,29,37,43,44,45,48,49,50-heptadecahydroxy-2,14,21,33,36,39,54-heptaoxaundecacyclo(33.20.0.04,9.010,19.013,18.016,25.017,22.026,31.038,55.041,46.047,52)pentapentaconta-4,6,8,10,12,16,18,22,24,26,28,30,41,43,45,47,49,51-octadecaene-3,15,20,32,40,53-hexone		present	LOTUS
Punicalin		present	LOTUS

05DNA & barcoding2 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 Combretum glutinosum has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens2

Marker genes2

eDNA detections2

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.

★rbcL★ITS2

plant barcodefungal barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Combretum glutinosum 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 = 26 n = 13

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records26–262n range26median26mode2records

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

2n 262×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn75-78

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Brighton, C. A. & G. E. WICKENS. 1976. Some chromosome counts in the genus Combretum (Combretaceae) . Kew Bull. 31: 5–8.

CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 — Brighton

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 type5 344 records

Wild obs. + sensor4 714

Museum / vouchered568

Other62

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO11 424 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 accuracy89% within 1 km

≤100 m 53≤1 km 1≤10 km 4>10 km 3

61 georeferenced · 4 653 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor4 714

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 accuracy6% within 1 km

≤100 m 1≤10 km 15>10 km 1

17 georeferenced · 551 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence568

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 institutions11 of 42 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique / Institut de l'environnement et de recherches agricoleslocation not on record	128
Paris, FR	49
Saint Louis, US	43
Frankfurt am Main	33
Yaoundé, CM	32
WAGlocation not on record	20
HNBlocation not on record	17
Université du Lomélocation not on record	15
EFGlocation not on record	13
Kew, GB	13
Xiamen, CN	12
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record	11
Embrapa Agrobiology Diazothrophic Microbial Culture Collectionlocation not on record	10
Plocation not on record	7
Monastir, TN	4
Forest Herbarium Ibadan (FHI)location not on record	4
Pretoria, ZA	4
LSF/FSA/UAClocation not on record	4
LISClocation not on record	3
EAlocation not on record	3
Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoirelocation not on record	2
LDlocation not on record	2
Berlin, DE	2
Clocation not on record	2
Institut de Recherche Agronomique de Guinée (IRAG)location not on record	2
BMlocation not on record	2
Forestry Research Institute of Nigerialocation not on record	2
LSFlocation not on record	1
Leiden University Medical Centerlocation not on record	1
MeiseBGlocation not on record	1
CJBGlocation not on record	1
Calabar, NG	1
Herbier National du Gabonlocation not on record	1
LGlocation not on record	1
Université National du Béninlocation not on record	1
Coimbra, PT	1
GENTlocation not on record	1
Goucher Collegelocation not on record	1
Botanic Gardenlocation not on record	1
BRLUlocation not on record	1
ex-Centro Nacional de Investigação Cientifica (CNIC)location not on record	1
University of Hamburglocation not on record	1

42 institutions · 454 of 568 vouchered records shown · 114 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA2 detections

Where the DNA of Combretum glutinosum 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 found2

Studies independent surveys1

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

Where its DNA was found

0 of 2 detections have coordinates

Open the map0 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.

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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Combretum glutinosum

At a glance

Sources9 archives

Size & morphology6

Life cycle & reproduction4

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment6

Physiology & chemistry7

Compound class profile1 class

Documented compounds2 total

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type5 344 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions11 of 42 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Record type5 344 records