Commelina dianthifolia

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Commelinales/Commelinaceae/Commelina

At a glance

Occurrence records1 027

Data sources6

Biological traits12

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Commelina dianthifolia's data was compiled from.

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 027 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page3 sections

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

Traits & measurements3 literature sources12 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 027 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT7.9 Gbp

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPTRYGIFT

Size & morphology1

Seed mass2.72 mg

Life cycle & reproduction4

Deciduousnessdeciduous

Life formperennial or tuberous geophyte

Life spanperennial

Lifeform raunkiaer detailedgeophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment5

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry1

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

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 Commelina dianthifolia has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT

The complete instruction manual Commelina dianthifolia 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.

Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is

Genome size7 872 900 000 bp

Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).

BACTERIUM Carsonella ruddii0.00016 Gb

FUNGUS0.04 Gb

INSECT0.25 Gb

HUMAN3.2 Gb

THIS GENOME Commelina dianthifolia7.87 Gb

WHEAT17 Gb

FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb

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 = 90 n = 45

Ploidy6× hexaploid · measured

Chromosome records90–902n range90median90mode3records

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

2n 903×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database · CCDB · kew

GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database — ↗

CCDB · kew — Lewis R, Kenton AY. (pers. comm. 1989).

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

hexaploid1×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database

GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database

polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type1 027 records

Wild obs. + sensor904

Museum / vouchered123

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO2 416 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 accuracy85% within 1 km

≤100 m 470≤1 km 121≤10 km 74>10 km 30

695 georeferenced · 209 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor904

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 accuracy59% within 1 km

≤100 m 1≤1 km 16≤10 km 11>10 km 1

29 georeferenced · 94 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence123

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 13 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
EL PASO, US	27
Austin, US	27
Ann Arbor, US	17
Riverside, US	15
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	13
San Diego, US	8
Wuzhou, CN	5
Kew, GB	3
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record	3
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record	2
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Sciencelocation not on record	1
Northridge, US	1
Saint Louis, US	1

13 institutions · 123 of 123 vouchered records shown

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Commelina dianthifolia

At a glance

Sources6 archives

Size & morphology1

Life cycle & reproduction4

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment5

Physiology & chemistry1

At a glance

Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type1 027 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions9 of 13 geolocated

Record type1 027 records