⚠ sources differ — GIFT: herb · AusTraits: herb · TRY: Climber
Mycorrhiza typearbuscular
Succulenceno
Woodinessnon-woody
Physiology & chemistry2
Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer
Photosynthetic pathwayC3
03Chemical composition5 567 compounds
Compounds documented for Dioscorea pentaphylla across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
🍽 Used in cookingVegetables
Compound class profile5 classes
Aminoacids95
Glycerophospholipids57
Cinnamic acids and derivatives30
Purine nucleos(t)ides26
Monosaccharides25
Documented compounds5 567 total
Compound
Class
Amount
Source
Potassium
1,445.25 mg/100g
FooDB
L-Glutamic acid
507.75 mg/100g
FooDB
L-Aspartic acid
434.5 mg/100g
FooDB
Arginine
357.75 mg/100g
FooDB
L-Leucine
268.25 mg/100g
FooDB
Sodium
248 mg/100g
FooDB
L-Serine
226.75 mg/100g
FooDB
05DNA & barcoding24 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 Dioscorea pentaphylla has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens24
Marker genes3
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections30
Countries2
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
UNVERIFIED_ORG: Dioscorea pentaphylla small subunit ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 1 and 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence; and internal transcribed spacer 2, partial sequence
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.
★matK5★rbcL4★ITS1
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB · GIFT
The complete instruction manualDioscorea pentaphylla 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.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Pal, A. & A. K. Sharma. 1980. Analysis of cytotypes of Dioscorea and scope of increasing the diosgenin content. Cellule 73: 117–134.
CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — RAMACHANDRAN, K. 1968. Cytological studies in Dioscoreaceae. Cytologia 33: 401-410.
CCDB · book-indian_vol2 — Ramachandran, K. 1968
GIFT · GIFT (floras)
2n 703×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 · GIFT · GIFT (floras)
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Sharma, A. K. 1970. Annual report, 1967-1968. Res. Bull. Univ. Calcutta Cytogenetics Lab. 2: 1–50.
CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 — Sharma 1970
GIFT · GIFT (floras)
2n 803×CCDB · book-indian_vol2 · CCDB · Cave1958 · GIFT · GIFT (floras)
CCDB · book-indian_vol2 — Ghosh, I. & Sharma, A.K. 1969
CCDB · Cave1958 — Raghavan 1958a
GIFT · GIFT (floras)
2n 1201×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Chin, H., M. Chang, P. Ling, C. Ting & F. Dou. 1985. A cytological study on Chinese Dioscorea L. - the chromosome numbers and their relation to the origin and evolution of the genus. Acta Phytotax. Sin. 23: 11–18.
2n 1441×GIFT · GIFT (floras)
GIFT · GIFT (floras)
Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy58% within 1 km
≤100 m 22≤1 km 7≤10 km 7>10 km 14
50 georeferenced · 39 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor89
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 accuracy42% within 1 km
≤100 m 9≤1 km 32≤10 km 54>10 km 2
97 georeferenced · 525 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence622
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km
≤10 km 4>10 km 1
5 georeferenced · 53 without coordinates
Open the mapnot free-living58
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 institutions37 of 65 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Kunming, CN
132
Kew, GB
53
South Kensington, GB
48
Beijing, CN
40
Guangzhou, CN
26
Xiamen, CN
17
Baroda, IN
14
Nanjing, CN
14
Pondicherry, IN
12
BISHlocation not on record
11
Honolulu, US
11
Canberra, AU
10
CASlocation not on record
10
Edinburgh, GB
9
Auckland, NZ
9
Guilin, CN
8
Bronx, US
7
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
7
Brisbane, AU
5
FJFClocation not on record
5
Chengdu, CN
4
Zhejiang Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record
3
Dehra Dun, IN
3
Philadelphia, US
3
Guangzhou, CN
3
Yangling, CN
3
Paris, FR
3
WNNUlocation not on record
3
Fujian Institute of Subtropical Botanylocation not on record
3
Stockholm, SE
3
Université de Strasbourglocation not on record
3
Beijing Normal Universitylocation not on record
2
Institute for Agricultural Bacteriology and Fermentation Biologylocation not on record
2
Pomona Collegelocation not on record
2
Taipei, TW
2
FJIDClocation not on record
2
Yunnan Universitylocation not on record
2
Christchurch, NZ
2
Hangzhou, CN
2
Chengdu, CN
2
Hanshan Normal Universitylocation not on record
1
La Trobe Universitylocation not on record
1
Nishihara, JP
1
South China Normal Universitylocation not on record
1
HAWlocation not on record
1
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
1
Saint Louis, US
1
黔东南州民族医药研究所标本室location not on record
1
Claremont, US
1
Mount Annan, AU
1
Zhuzhou, CN
1
Burlington, US
1
Gujarat Biodiversity Gene Banklocation not on record
1
Peking Universitylocation not on record
1
Natural History Museum, Tribhuvan Universitylocation not on record
1
TAIElocation not on record
1
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
1
Tsukuba, JP
1
Fort Worth, US
1
NGCPR01009location not on record
1
Gump Stationlocation not on record
1
Chengdu, CN
1
Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record
1
Austin, US
1
HQUlocation not on record
1
65 institutions · 525 of 622 vouchered records shown · 95 without an institution code
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
09Environmental DNA30 detections
Where the DNA of Dioscorea pentaphylla 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 found30
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 30 detections have coordinates
Open the map1 country0
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 median25.1 °C 25.1–26.2
Seasonal swing summer↔winter16.5 °C
Max temp (day)30.5 °C 30.3–30.5
Min temp (night)19.3 °C 19.3–21.7
Precipitation109 mm/mo 109–200
Air humidity52.0 % 52.0–58.1
Moisture balance-17.8 mm/mo -17.8–62.9
Vapour deficit1,616 Pa 1,454–1,616
Wind speed1.80 m/s 1.80–2.90
Cloud cover25.2 % 25.2–26.3
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 7 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.
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility865 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI30 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics24 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
FooDBThe Metabolomics Innovation Centrecompounds↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
giftgenome & karyotype
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
Paleobiology DatabasePBDB consortiumfossil record↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗