Delosperma sutherlandii

(Hook.fil.) N.E.Br. · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Aizoaceae/Delosperma

At a glance

Occurrence records94

Data sources8

Biological traits13

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Delosperma sutherlandii's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility94 records↗

LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page5 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources13 traits

Chemical compositionLOTUS2 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF94 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 18

01Narrative

Delosperma sutherlandii is a dwarf perennial plant, native to South Africa. It forms a dense lawn with abundant, long-lasting flowering. It will reach sizes of 60 cm in diameter and approximately 10–15 cm tall, with possibly the largest flowers of its type.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology2

Plant height max0.2 m

Plant height min0.05 m

Life cycle & reproduction2

Life formsucculent subshrub

Life spanperennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment7

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max2 210 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formshrub

Woodinesswoody

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

03Chemical composition2 compounds

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

Compound class profile1 class

Aminoacids2

Documented compounds2 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Class	Amount	Source
(2S,4Z)-4-(2-oxoethylidene)-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid		present	LOTUS
Betalamic acid		present	LOTUS

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 Delosperma sutherlandii has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Delosperma sutherlandii 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 = 18 n = 9

Ploidydiploid inferred

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

2n 181×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Albers, F. & R. HAAS. 1978. Karyosystematische Untersuchungen bei den Mesembryanthemaceae Fenzl emend. Herre et Volk. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 99: 462–467.

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 type94 records

Wild obs. + sensor76

Museum / vouchered18

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO308 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 44≤1 km 9≤10 km 4>10 km 5

62 georeferenced · 14 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor76

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 accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 3

3 georeferenced · 15 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence18

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 institutions3 of 4 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Pretoria, ZA	11
Zürich, CH	4
LNBG$location not on record	2
Durban, ZA	1

4 institutions · 18 of 18 vouchered records shown

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