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 Cyperus lancastriensis has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
Marker genes3
GenBank sequences4
Countries1
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.
★matK2★rbcL1★ITS1
plant barcodefungal barcode
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type332 records
Wild obs. + sensor35
Museum / vouchered297
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO972 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 accuracy83% within 1 km
≤100 m 19≤1 km 6≤10 km 1>10 km 4
30 georeferenced · 5 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor35
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 accuracy55% within 1 km
≤100 m 21≤1 km 52≤10 km 46>10 km 14
133 georeferenced · 164 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence297
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 institutions30 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
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
56
Williamsburg, US
45
Bronx, US
26
Valdosta State Universitylocation not on record
24
Saint Louis, US
21
San Angelo, US
10
Little Rock, US
9
Bangkok, TH
8
Jackson, US
8
Chapel Hill, US
8
Wuzhou, CN
7
GAlocation not on record
5
Fairfax, US
5
Norfolk, US
5
Knoxville, US
4
Bloomington, US
4
College Park, US
3
Millersville, US
3
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
3
New Haven, US
3
University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record
3
Lord Fairfax Community Collegelocation not on record
2
Fredericksburg, US
2
Auckland, NZ
2
DOI/NPS, Mississippi National River & Recreation Arealocation not on record
2
James F. Matthews Center for Biodiversity Studieslocation not on record
2
Clemson, US
2
Tuscaloosa, US
2
Richmond, US
2
University of Tennessee at Chattanoogalocation not on record
1
Claremont, US
1
Beijing, CN
1
Due West, US
1
US
1
US
1
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record
1
BAYLUlocation not on record
1
Ann Arbor, US
1
Morgantown, US
1
University of North Carolina at Pembrokelocation not on record
1
Lubbock, US
1
Columbia, US
1
42 institutions · 289 of 297 vouchered records shown · 8 without an institution code
