Combretum indicum

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Combretaceae/Combretum

At a glance

Occurrence records2 651

Data sources11

Biological traits18

DNA specimens17

eDNA detections13

Sources11 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation15 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 651 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI13 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics17 specimens↗

LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗

NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

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 sources18 traits

Chemical compositionLOTUS · NPASS59 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF2 651 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 2 countries13 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD17 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 22

01Narrative

Combretum indicum, also known as the Rangoon creeper, is a vine with red flower clusters which is native to tropical Asia.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology3

Plant height6 m

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: 6 m · TRY: 8 m

Plant height max3 m

Plant height min1 m

Life cycle & reproduction4

Dispersal type detailedanthropochorous

Life formclimber

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment9

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatewet tropical

Climberobligatory

Elevation max1 000 m

Elevation min0 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formshrub

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: shrub · TRY: Climber

Succulenceno

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry1

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

03Chemical composition59 compounds

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

Compound class profile5 classes

Gallotannins11

Hydrocarbons7

Fatty aldehydes3

Ursane and Taraxastane triterpenoids2

Gallotannins $ Simple phenolic acids2

Documented compounds59 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Amount	Source
(-)-Clerosterol	present	LOTUS
(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
(2R)-2-[(Z)-henicos-12-enyl]-6-methyl-2,3-dihydropyran-4-one	present	NPASS
(2R)-6-methyl-2-[(Z)-nonadec-10-enyl]-2,3-dihydropyran-4-one	present	NPASS
(2R)-6-methyl-2-[(Z)-tricos-14-enyl]-2,3-dihydropyran-4-one	present	NPASS
1,6-Dimethylnaphthalene	present	NPASS
1,7-Dimethylnaphthalene	present	NPASS
2,2,4,6,6-Pentamethylheptane	present	NPASS
2-[5-Carboxy-4-(2-carboxy-4,5-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-hydroxyphenyl]-3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid	present	LOTUS
2-Methyldecane	present	NPASS

05DNA & barcoding17 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 indicum has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens17

Marker genes6

eDNA detections13

Countries4

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.

★matK★rbcL★rbcLa★ITS★ITS2trnH-psbA

plant barcodefungal barcodemarker

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Combretum indicum 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 = 22 n = 11

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records22–262n range23median22mode6records

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

2n 223×CCDB · book-fedorov · CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants

CCDB · book-fedorov — Rajagopalan 1949

CCDB · book-fedorov — D. 1955)

CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants — Rajagopalan 1949

2n 262×CCDB · book-fedorov

CCDB · book-fedorov — Sen S., Sen N. 1954

CCDB · book-fedorov — Sen S. 1955b

2n 241×CCDB · book-fedorov

CCDB · book-fedorov — Sobti, Singh 1961

n 131×CCDB · book-ipcn73-74

CCDB · book-ipcn73-74 — SARKAR, A.K., R. DATTA, & M. RAYCHOWDHURY. 1974. In IOPB chromosome number reports XLVI. Taxon 23: 801-812.

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 type2 651 records

Wild obs. + sensor2 600

Museum / vouchered45

Other6

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO7 364 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 1 326≤1 km 379≤10 km 158>10 km 123

1 986 georeferenced · 614 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor2 600

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 1≤1 km 1

2 georeferenced · 43 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence45

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 institutions1 of 7 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
LSF/FSA/UAClocation not on record	4
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique / Institut de l'environnement et de recherches agricoleslocation not on record	3
Corporación Autónoma Regional Para la Defensa de la Meseta de Bucaramanga (CDMB)location not on record	1
Montréal, CA	1
Alexandria Universitylocation not on record	1
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record	1
Gump Stationlocation not on record	1

7 institutions · 12 of 45 vouchered records shown · 33 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA13 detections

Where the DNA of Combretum indicum 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 found13

Studies independent surveys1

Countries2

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

Where its DNA was found

0 of 13 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 median19.4 °C 15.9–22.8

Seasonal swing summer↔winter20.6 °C

Max temp (day)24.5 °C 21.0–27.9

Min temp (night)14.4 °C 10.8–18.0

Precipitation64.2 mm/mo 15.6–113

Air humidity55.1 % 53.6–56.6

Moisture balance-47.0 mm/mo -47.9–-46.0

Vapour deficit1,030 Pa 848–1,212

Wind speed2.30 m/s 1.90–2.80

Cloud cover32.3 % 29.1–35.6

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 2 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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Combretum indicum

At a glance

Sources11 archives

Size & morphology3

Life cycle & reproduction4

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment9

Physiology & chemistry1

Compound class profile5 classes

Documented compounds59 total

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type2 651 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions1 of 7 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Modelled climatemodelled

Record type2 651 records