Cosmos caudatus
Kunth · speciesAt a glance
Sources11 archives
Databases and archives Cosmos caudatus's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation8 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 769 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI3 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics9 specimens↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotypeEvery layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Cosmos caudatus illustrationillustration circa 1880 from Francisco Manuel Blanco (O.S.A.) - Flora de Filipinas [...] Gran edicion Cosmos caudatus or king's salad is an annual plant in the genus Cosmos, bearing purple, pink, or white ray florets. It is native to Latin America (from Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil to Tamaulipas in northeastern Mexico),description, discussion, photographs, line drawings, distribution map and the West Indies, though naturalized in tropical parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology5
Life cycle & reproduction5
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment13
Physiology & chemistry1
Compounds documented for Cosmos caudatus across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile3 classes
Documented compounds27 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1S,2E,4R,8S,11S,12R)-4,12-dihydroxy-4,8,12-trimethyl-1-propan-2-yl-15-oxabicyclo[9.3.1]pentadec-2-en-6-one | present | NPASS | |
| (1S,2E,4S,8S,11R,12S)-4,11-dihydroxy-4,8,12-trimethyl-1-propan-2-yl-15-oxabicyclo[10.2.1]pentadec-2-en-6-one | present | NPASS | |
| (1S,2E,4S,8S,11S,12R)-4,12-dihydroxy-4,8,12-trimethyl-1-propan-2-yl-15-oxabicyclo[9.3.1]pentadec-2-en-6-one | present | NPASS | |
| [(1S,2R,5S,9R,10E,12S)-9-hydroxy-1,5,9-trimethyl-7-oxo-12-propan-2-yl-15-oxabicyclo[10.2.1]pentadec-10-en-2-yl] acetate | present | NPASS | |
| [(1S,2R,5S,9S,10E,12S)-9-hydroxy-1,5,9-trimethyl-7-oxo-12-propan-2-yl-15-oxabicyclo[10.2.1]pentadec-10-en-2-yl] formate | present | NPASS | |
| [(1S,4Z,8E,10E,14S)-8,14-dimethyl-11-propan-2-yl-15-oxabicyclo[12.1.0]pentadeca-4,8,10-trien-4-yl]methanol | present | NPASS | |
| [(2R,3R)-2,3-dihydroxy-3-[3-methoxy-4-(2-methylpropanoyloxy)phenyl]propyl] 2-methylpropanoate | present | LOTUS | |
| [(2R,3R)-3-[3-methoxy-4-(2-methylpropanoyloxy)phenyl]oxiran-2-yl]methyl 2-methylpropanoate | present | LOTUS | |
| [(2R,3S)-3-[3-methoxy-4-(2-methylpropanoyloxy)phenyl]oxiran-2-yl]methyl (2R)-2-methylbutanoate | present | LOTUS | |
| [4-(3-Acetyloxyprop-1-enyl)-2-methoxyphenyl] 2-methylpropanoate | present | LOTUS |
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 Cosmos caudatus has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ 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.
The complete instruction manual Cosmos caudatus 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.
2n 482×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · eflora
n 243×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 · CCDB · book-ipcn73-74
polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
Record type1 769 records
Origin
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
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.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions57 of 131 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 | 165 |
| Bronx, US | 90 |
| Durango, MX | 52 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 37 |
| Brisbane, AU | 28 |
| Kew, GB | 27 |
| Mexico City, MX | 27 |
| National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record | 25 |
| Université de Bordeauxlocation not on record | 21 |
| UnBlocation not on record | 16 |
| Paris, FR | 15 |
| León, NI | 12 |
| FUNEDlocation not on record | 11 |
| Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record | 11 |
| Austin, US | 11 |
| JBRJlocation not on record | 10 |
| Berlin, DE | 10 |
| Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA)location not on record | 9 |
| Stockholm, SE | 9 |
| Palmerston, AU | 9 |
| Canberra, AU | 9 |
| Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MX | 8 |
| Cenargenlocation not on record | 8 |
| Chaguaramas, TT | 8 |
| Smithfield, AU | 7 |
| Brasília, BR | 7 |
| Departamento de Sistematica e Ecologialocation not on record | 7 |
| Antiguo Cuscatlán, SV | 6 |
| UFMGlocation not on record | 5 |
| Mérida, MX | 5 |
| Chicago, US | 5 |
| Guangzhou, CN | 5 |
| Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record | 4 |
| Laboratorio de Ictiologialocation not on record | 4 |
| Empresa Pernambucana de Pesquisa Agropecuária, IPAlocation not on record | 4 |
| UFMSlocation not on record | 4 |
| San Francisco de Campeche, MX | 4 |
| Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record | 4 |
| Tampa, US | 4 |
| CJBGlocation not on record | 4 |
| UNICAMPlocation not on record | 3 |
| Campo Grande, BR | 3 |
| Austin, US | 3 |
| Glocation not on record | 3 |
| MEXUlocation not on record | 3 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 3 |
| UFPElocation not on record | 3 |
| Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS)location not on record | 3 |
| Universidade Federal do Ceara, Departamento de Biologialocation not on record | 3 |
| Cambridge, US | 3 |
| Ivano-Frankivsk, UA | 3 |
| Plocation not on record | 3 |
| Centre National de la Recherche Appliquée au Developement Rurallocation not on record | 3 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 3 |
| UFOPlocation not on record | 2 |
| Miami, US | 2 |
| Tapachula, MX | 2 |
| Kensington, AU | 2 |
| Universiti Sains Malaysialocation not on record | 2 |
| UFBAlocation not on record | 2 |
| USP-IBlocation not on record | 2 |
| CEPLAClocation not on record | 2 |
| Feira de Santana, BR | 2 |
| Ilhéus, BR | 2 |
| La Paz, BO | 2 |
| Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)location not on record | 2 |
| Giardini Botanici Hanburylocation not on record | 2 |
| Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas - SINCHIlocation not on record | 2 |
| Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabascolocation not on record | 2 |
| Universidad de Caldas (UCaldas)location not on record | 2 |
| INMAlocation not on record | 2 |
| Ciudad de México, MX | 2 |
| Uberlândia, BR | 2 |
| Mount Annan, AU | 2 |
| Ural Federal University "B. N. Yeltsin"location not on record | 2 |
| Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BO | 2 |
| Cambridge, US | 2 |
| Universidad de La Salle (La Salle)location not on record | 2 |
| UFRPElocation not on record | 2 |
| Guatemala City, GT | 2 |
| San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record | 2 |
| Centro de Pesquisas Agropecuarias do Tropico Umidolocation not on record | 2 |
| Salvador, BR | 2 |
| Universidade Federal do Maranhãolocation not on record | 2 |
| UNITINSlocation not on record | 2 |
| Area de Conservacion Guanacastelocation not on record | 2 |
| CASlocation not on record | 2 |
| Embrapa Agrobiology Diazothrophic Microbial Culture Collectionlocation not on record | 1 |
| Foz do Iguaçu, BR | 1 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Sangmiung Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Istituto Agrario Castelnuovolocation not on record | 1 |
| Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH)location not on record | 1 |
| Dehra Dun, IN | 1 |
| Federal University of Espírito Santolocation not on record | 1 |
| UNESP, Campus São José Rio Prêtolocation not on record | 1 |
| Jardín Botánico de Cartagena "Guillermo Piñeres" (JBC)location not on record | 1 |
| Honolulu, US | 1 |
| Northridge, US | 1 |
| Riverside, US | 1 |
| UNEMATlocation not on record | 1 |
| UNESP-RClocation not on record | 1 |
| Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeirolocation not on record | 1 |
| FLASlocation not on record | 1 |
| IPA/SPlocation not on record | 1 |
| BISHlocation not on record | 1 |
| UNESP-ISlocation not on record | 1 |
| Santa Teresa, BR | 1 |
| Bloomington, US | 1 |
| UFESlocation not on record | 1 |
| UEPAlocation not on record | 1 |
| Calabar, NG | 1 |
| EL PASO, US | 1 |
| Cruz das Almas, BR | 1 |
| Salamanca, ES | 1 |
| University of Wisconsin Oshkoshlocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidad Nacional Agrarialocation not on record | 1 |
| Vancouver, CA | 1 |
| Instituto de Investigaciones Botánicas y Zoológicas - Prof. Rafael M. Moscoso, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingolocation not on record | 1 |
| FPMZBlocation not on record | 1 |
| San José, CR | 1 |
| BMlocation not on record | 1 |
| HEMlocation not on record | 1 |
| Jataí / Setor Industrial, BR | 1 |
| LGlocation not on record | 1 |
| Aarhus, DK | 1 |
| Institut de Biologia Evolutiva, (CSIC-UPF)location not on record | 1 |
| HUT Culture Collectionlocation not on record | 1 |
| Herbario Selva Central Oxapampa - estación biológica del Jardín Botánico de Missourilocation not on record | 1 |
| Mérida, MX | 1 |
| Sucre, BO | 1 |
Where the DNA of Cosmos caudatus 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
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
Modelled climatemodelled
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.