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 Epidendrum paniculatum has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens1
Marker genes2
GenBank sequences2
eDNA detections1
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.
★rbcL1★ITS1
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualEpidendrum paniculatum 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 = 40 n = 20
Ploidydiploid inferred
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
2n 401×CCDB · iapt
CCDB · iapt — IAPT/IOPB Chromosome Data 26
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 accuracy100% within 1 km
≤100 m 3≤1 km 1
4 georeferenced · 1 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor5
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 accuracy39% within 1 km
≤100 m 18≤1 km 24≤10 km 50>10 km 15
107 georeferenced · 254 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence361
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Coordinate accuracy17% within 1 km
≤1 km 1≤10 km 5
6 georeferenced · 5 without coordinates
Open the mapnot free-living11
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 institutions29 of 69 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Chicago, US
40
Saint Louis, US
40
Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record
35
Bronx, US
30
Durango, MX
22
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record
19
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PUJ)location not on record
15
San Isidro, AR
15
South Kensington, GB
13
Tampa, US
11
Universidad de Caldas (UCaldas)location not on record
8
National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record
5
Corrientes, AR
5
La Paz, BO
5
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BO
5
Station d'Ecologie de Lamtolocation not on record
4
Cochabamba, BO
4
Xiamen, CN
3
San José, CR
3
FUVATESlocation not on record
3
Université de Bordeauxlocation not on record
3
NO DISPONIBLElocation not on record
3
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paranálocation not on record
2
Sucre, BO
2
Universidad de La Salle (La Salle)location not on record
2
Harvard Universitylocation not on record
2
Departamento de Sistematica e Ecologialocation not on record
2
Fundación Jardín Botánico Joaquín Antonio Uribe de Medellín (JBM)location not on record
2
Madison, US
2
BAlocation not on record
2
Universiti Sains Malaysialocation not on record
2
Corporación Autónoma Regional Para la Defensa de la Meseta de Bucaramanga (CDMB)location not on record
2
Centro de Estudios y Colecciones Biológicas para la Conservaciónlocation not on record
2
Aarhus, DK
2
Cusco, PE
2
UFPRlocation not on record
2
Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA)location not on record
2
Frankfurt am Main
2
Blumenau, BR
2
Porto Alegre, BR
1
QCNElocation not on record
1
Altos de Pipe, VE
1
MAlocation not on record
1
Herbario Selva Central Oxapampa - estación biológica del Jardín Botánico de Missourilocation not on record
1
Quito, EC
1
BMlocation not on record
1
Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chilelocation not on record
1
East Lansing, US
1
UNESClocation not on record
1
Río Palenque Science Centerlocation not on record
1
UFABClocation not on record
1
Jardín Botánico José Celestino Mutis (JBBJCM)location not on record
1
Ivano-Frankivsk, UA
1
HUT Culture Collectionlocation not on record
1
Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas (UDistrital)location not on record
1
Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH)location not on record
1
Fundación Jardín Botánico Joaquín Antonio Uribe de Medellínlocation not on record
1
Guatemala City, GT
1
Fort Worth, US
1
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)location not on record
1
Riverside, US
1
herb. Vásquezlocation not on record
1
Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeirolocation not on record
1
Paleontological Collectionlocation not on record
1
UNICAMPlocation not on record
1
Museo Nacional de Costa Rica (MNCR)location not on record
1
UNESP-FCAlocation not on record
1
Ciudad de México, MX
1
Paris, FR
1
69 institutions · 355 of 361 vouchered records shown · 6 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 DNA1 detections
Where the DNA of Epidendrum paniculatum 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 found1
Studies independent surveys1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 1 detections have coordinates
Open the map0 countries0
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.
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 Facility377 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI1 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics1 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗