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 Epipactis gigantea has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens13
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 manualEpipactis gigantea 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 — VIJ, S. P., N. Vaidya & K. Kondo. 1995. Chromosomes and their bearing on species diversification in Epipactis (Orchidaceae). Kromosomo 77: 2646–2659.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — VIJ, S. P., N. Shekhar & R. Kuthiala. 1982. In: IOPB chromosome number reports LXXVII. Taxon 31: 769.
2n 601×CCDB · book-indian_vol2
CCDB · book-indian_vol2 — Niehaus, T. & Wong, L. Jr. 1971
n 202×CCDB · book-ipcn65 · CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
CCDB · book-ipcn65 — Raven at al. 1965
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — VIJ, S. P., N. Vaidya & K. Kondo. 1995. Chromosomes and their bearing on species diversification in Epipactis (Orchidaceae). Kromosomo 77: 2646–2659.
n 301×CCDB · book-ipcn67-71
CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — NIEHAUS, T., & L. WONG, JR. 1971. In IOPB chromosome reports XXXII. Taxon 20: 3Q9-356.
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 accuracy57% within 1 km
≤100 m 1 326≤1 km 212≤10 km 89>10 km 1 059
2 686 georeferenced · 656 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor3 342
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 accuracy59% within 1 km
≤100 m 106≤1 km 234≤10 km 189>10 km 46
575 georeferenced · 564 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 139
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km
≤1 km 1
1 georeferenced
Open the mapnot free-living1
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 institutions72 of 102 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Bronx, US
127
San Diego, US
111
Phoenix, US
75
Chicago, US
66
Corvallis, US
49
Pullman, US
38
Claremont, US
37
Austin, US
35
Vancouver, CA
30
Madison, US
28
Moscow, US
27
Arcata, US
24
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
18
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record
18
US
17
Henderson, US
17
Santa Barbara, US
16
Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record
14
Wuzhou, CN
14
San Luis Obispo, US
12
Caldwell, US
11
Los Angeles, US
11
Provo, US
11
Paris, FR
11
Irvine, US
10
Orem, US
9
BOISlocation not on record
9
La Paz, MX
8
Northridge, US
8
Weber State Universitylocation not on record
8
Boise, US
8
Tampa, US
7
Fort Worth, US
7
Mexico City, MX
7
Denver, US
6
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
6
Durango, MX
6
Saint Louis, US
6
Fullerton, US
6
Durango, US
5
Ashland, US
5
Ensenada, MX
4
ASUlocation not on record
4
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record
4
Flagstaff, US
4
Bloomington, US
4
Albuquerque, US
4
Pocatello, US
4
Riverside, US
3
Chadron, US
3
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
3
South Kensington, GB
3
Long Beach, US
3
Portland, US
3
Tacoma, US
3
Giardini Botanici Hanburylocation not on record
3
Logan, US
3
Davis, US
3
Bozeman, US
3
Bangkok, TH
2
New Haven, US
2
Pacific Lutheran Universitylocation not on record
2
Burlington, US
2
VALElocation not on record
2
Turku, FI
2
STNFlocation not on record
2
Pomona Collegelocation not on record
2
USFSlocation not on record
2
University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record
2
San Angelo, US
2
San Francisco, US
1
Edinburgh, GB
1
Bureau of Land Management, Caliente Field Officelocation not on record
1
Grand Junction, US
1
Chicago, US
1
Ann Arbor, US
1
Walla Walla, US
1
Cslocation not on record
1
Arizona State University Biocollectionslocation not on record
1
New Mexico State Universitylocation not on record
1
Juriquilla, MX
1
Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record
1
GB
1
Beijing, CN
1
INFlocation not on record
1
Davenport, US
1
Guasave, MX
1
Fredericton Stock Culture Collectionlocation not on record
1
Dekalb, US
1
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record
1
Zacatecas, MX
1
KNFHClocation not on record
1
Hermosillo, MX
1
Johnson City, US
1
MAlocation not on record
1
Philadelphia, US
1
KNFYlocation not on record
1
Cambridge, US
1
San Diego Natural History Museum, Herbariumlocation not on record
1
Jackson, US
1
Istituto Agrario Castelnuovolocation not on record
1
San Diego Natural History Museumlocation not on record
1
102 institutions · 1 053 of 1 139 vouchered records shown · 86 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 DNA6 detections
Where the DNA of Epipactis gigantea 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
Shady timbered stream banks.common in shaded runnels beside hot springscommon along runnels around hot springsSalix sp., Juncus sp., Epilobium canum subsp…moist clay bank, shaded part of the day
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 median17.9 °C 17.9–17.9
Seasonal swing summer↔winter17.5 °C
Max temp (day)25.4 °C
Min temp (night)11.2 °C
Precipitation15.8 mm/mo
Air humidity48.7 %
Moisture balance-140 mm/mo
Vapour deficit1,057 Pa
Wind speed2.90 m/s
Cloud cover31.5 %
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 1 detection point · 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.
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility4 482 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI6 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics13 specimens↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype