Desmodium cuspidatum

(Muhl. ex Willd.) DC. ex G.Don · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Desmodium

At a glance

Occurrence records476

Data sources7

Biological traits12

DNA specimens10

eDNA detections6

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Desmodium cuspidatum's data was compiled from.

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility476 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI6 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics10 specimens↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page6 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources12 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF476 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 1 countries6 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD10 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 22

01Narrative

Meibomia bracteosa là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Đậu. Loài này được (Michx.) Kuntze mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1891.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology2

Plant height0.46 m

Seed mass6.8 mg

Life cycle & reproduction2

Life formperennial

Life spanperennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatetemperate

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry1

Leaf dry-matter content (LDMC)235 mg/g

05DNA & barcoding10 specimens

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 Desmodium cuspidatum has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens10

Marker genes4

eDNA detections6

Countries2

Marker genes sequenced

★ 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.

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plant barcodefungal barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Desmodium cuspidatum 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 = 22 n = 11

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records22–222n range22median22mode2records

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

2n 222×CCDB · book-fedorov · CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants

CCDB · book-fedorov — Young J. O. 1940

CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants — Young 1940

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 type476 records

Wild obs. + sensor212

Museum / vouchered264

Origin

Native2

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO1 516 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 accuracy72% within 1 km

≤100 m 115≤1 km 19≤10 km 3>10 km 48

185 georeferenced · 27 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor212

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 accuracy29% within 1 km

≤100 m 11≤1 km 40≤10 km 118>10 km 5

174 georeferenced · 90 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence264

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 institutions15 of 17 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Philadelphia, US	93
Wuzhou, CN	56
Saint Louis, US	54
New Haven, US	19
Jefferson City, US	4
Springfield, US	4
Madison, US	4
Kirksville, US	3
LDlocation not on record	3
GB	2
Austin, US	2
Columbus State Universitylocation not on record	2
Cambridge, US	1
Chicago, US	1
Emporia, US	1
Miami, US	1
Bloomington, US	1

17 institutions · 251 of 264 vouchered records shown · 13 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA6 detections

Where the DNA of Desmodium cuspidatum 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

Detections DNA found6

Studies independent surveys1

Countries1

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 6 detections have coordinates

Open the map1 country0

Dry sandy woods.Open deciduous, chiefly oak woods.

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

Modelled climatemodelled

−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C

Temperature median24.8 °C 23.4–26.2

Seasonal swing summer↔winter21.3 °C

Max temp (day)30.5 °C 29.2–31.8

Min temp (night)20.4 °C 19.1–21.7

Precipitation99.6 mm/mo 98.9–100

Air humidity58.9 % 58.3–59.5

Moisture balance-38.1 mm/mo -51.0–-25.1

Vapour deficit1,295 Pa 1,205–1,385

Wind speed2.00 m/s 1.80–2.10

Cloud cover28.3 % 27.4–29.2

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 2 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche

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.

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