Cyperus longus
speciesAt a glance
Sources9 archives
Databases and archives Cyperus longus's data was compiled from.
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility19 599 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI10 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics16 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome ~0.40 Gbp↗
Paleobiology DatabasePBDB consortiumfossil record↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Size & morphology20
Life cycle & reproduction18
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment11
Physiology & chemistry4
Other traits4
Compounds documented for Cyperus longus across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds22 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (-)-Oleuropeyl alcohol | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,2R,5S,8S,9S)-4,4,8-trimethyltricyclo[6.3.1.02,5]dodecane-1,9-diol | present | NPASS | |
| (1S,4S,4Ar,7R,8As)-4-Isopropyl-1,6-Dimethyl-1,2,3,4,4A,7,8,8A-Octahydronaphthalene-1,7-Diol | present | NPASS | |
| (5R,8R,8aS)-8a-hydroxy-5-isopropenyl-3,8-dimethyl-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydroazulen-2-one | present | NPASS | |
| 1,5,8,8-Tetramethyl-8-Bicyclo[8.1.0]Undecene-2,9-Diol | present | NPASS | |
| 2,10,10-Trimethyl-6-Methylene-2,8-Cycloundecadiene-1,5-Diol | present | NPASS | |
| Clovanediol | present | NPASS | |
| Cyperusol A1 | present | NPASS | |
| Cyperusol B1 | present | NPASS | |
| Cyperusol B2 | present | NPASS |
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 longus 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 Cyperus longus 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
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).
Record type19 599 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.
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions58 of 118 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| BIO-UNIPIlocation not on record | 301 |
| Badajoz, ES | 177 |
| Berlin, DE | 169 |
| MAlocation not on record | 158 |
| Bern, CH | 86 |
| LDlocation not on record | 74 |
| Jaén, ES | 67 |
| BDBClocation not on record | 64 |
| CICYTEXlocation not on record | 63 |
| Barcelona, ES | 45 |
| Entomological Society of Latvialocation not on record | 44 |
| Córdoba, ES | 42 |
| València, ES | 39 |
| Vitoria, ES | 38 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 34 |
| Kew, GB | 34 |
| BClocation not on record | 31 |
| Madrid, ES | 28 |
| Salamanca, ES | 26 |
| San Sebastián, ES | 23 |
| Universidad del Pais Vasco (UPV/EHU)location not on record | 23 |
| ISAlocation not on record | 22 |
| Granada, ES | 21 |
| Pamplona, ES | 21 |
| Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record | 18 |
| Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record | 18 |
| Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record | 17 |
| Paris, FR | 16 |
| CJBGlocation not on record | 16 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 15 |
| Saint Louis, US | 15 |
| South Kensington, GB | 15 |
| College of the Atlantic, Museumlocation not on record | 15 |
| Phyletisches Museum Jenalocation not on record | 15 |
| Dresden, DE | 12 |
| UIBlocation not on record | 12 |
| Sevilla, ES | 11 |
| Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistanlocation not on record | 10 |
| Christchurch, NZ | 9 |
| GJOlocation not on record | 9 |
| San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record | 9 |
| BRNUlocation not on record | 9 |
| Alicante, ES | 8 |
| Pamplona, ES | 8 |
| PRClocation not on record | 8 |
| Wlocation not on record | 7 |
| Zürich, CH | 7 |
| Museo Achille Folettolocation not on record | 7 |
| Oskarshamn, SE | 6 |
| DBF-NHMDlocation not on record | 6 |
| Bourges, FR | 6 |
| Auckland, NZ | 5 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 5 |
| National Museums of Kenyalocation not on record | 4 |
| Görlitz, DE | 4 |
| Porrentruy, CH | 4 |
| Banyoles, ES | 4 |
| Bando, JP | 4 |
| Nijmegen, NL | 4 |
| Edinburgh, GB | 3 |
| Stockholm, SE | 3 |
| Tilburg, NL | 3 |
| CJBNlocation not on record | 3 |
| Forest Herbarium Ibadan (FHI)location not on record | 3 |
| BFLlocation not on record | 3 |
| Lausanne, CH | 2 |
| TAFORI-LSRClocation not on record | 2 |
| Cape Town, ZA | 2 |
| Wellington, NZ | 2 |
| Tampa, US | 2 |
| Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicachlocation not on record | 2 |
| Universität Göttingenlocation not on record | 2 |
| Royal Botanic Garden Edinburghlocation not on record | 2 |
| BSBIlocation not on record | 2 |
| National Museum Waleslocation not on record | 2 |
| EEZA-CSIClocation not on record | 2 |
| Brussel, BE | 2 |
| Zürich, CH | 2 |
| Odawara, JP | 2 |
| BG-NMNHSlocation not on record | 2 |
| UGentlocation not on record | 2 |
| MSB-3054location not on record | 1 |
| Helsinki, FI | 1 |
| sonstHerblocation not on record | 1 |
| Dhaka, BD | 1 |
| Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record | 1 |
| Staatliches Museum fuer Naturkunde Karlsruhe (State Museum of Natural History)location not on record | 1 |
| Frankfurt am Main | 1 |
| Universität Erlangen-Nürnberglocation not on record | 1 |
| Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record | 1 |
| Salzburg, AT | 1 |
| Musée des Confluenceslocation not on record | 1 |
| Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova | Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record | 1 |
| Denver, US | 1 |
| Davis, US | 1 |
| Ann Arbor, US | 1 |
| OLAlocation not on record | 1 |
| Provincia di Livornolocation not on record | 1 |
| RJBJCIlocation not on record | 1 |
| Uppsala, SE | 1 |
| Pretoria, ZA | 1 |
| Boumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Coimbra, PT | 1 |
| Namur, BE | 1 |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kewlocation not on record | 1 |
| Jackson, US | 1 |
| H-AkrKGlocation not on record | 1 |
| Regensburgische Botanische Gesellschaftlocation not on record | 1 |
| Mlocation not on record | 1 |
| Monastir, TN | 1 |
| Universität Basel, Herbariumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Podgorica, ME | 1 |
| Flagstaff, US | 1 |
| IPE-CSIClocation not on record | 1 |
| ER Hellerlocation not on record | 1 |
| Rishon Le Zion, IL | 1 |
| University of Bayreuthlocation not on record | 1 |
| Montréal, CA | 1 |
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Where the DNA of Cyperus longus 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.