Eulophia ensata

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Eulophia

At a glance

Occurrence records418

Data sources8

Biological traits15

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections1

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Eulophia ensata's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility418 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI1 eDNA detections↗

NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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 sources15 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF418 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 0 countries1 detections

DNA & barcodingNCBIsequences

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 54

01Narrative

Orthochilus ensatus is a species of orchid, occurring from Mozambique to South Africa. It was previously known as Eulophia ensata until recently transferred to the genus Orthochilus.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology3

Plant height0.65 m

Plant height max1 m

Plant height min0.25 m

Life cycle & reproduction3

Life formpseudobulbous geophyte

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formcryptophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climateseasonally dry tropical

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max1 525 m

Elevation min5 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

05DNA & barcoding7 sequences

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 Eulophia ensata has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

Marker genes3

GenBank sequences7

eDNA detections1

Countries1

The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species

ITSKF318956.1 ↗790 bpSouth Africa · 2002

ACGT

GACTCGGCGAGAAGTCCATTGAACCTTATCATTTAGAGGAAGGAGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTTTCCGTAGGTGAACCTGCGGAAGGATCATT …

Eulophia ensata voucher Peter 4035 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 1, 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, and internal transcribed spacer 2, complete sequence; and 28S ribosomal RNA gene, 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.

★matK3★rbcL1★ITS3

plant barcodefungal barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Eulophia ensata 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 = 54 n = 27

Ploidydiploid inferred

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

n 271×CCDB · book-ipcn73-74

CCDB · book-ipcn73-74 — HALL, A.V. 1965. studies in the genus Eulophia. J. s. African Bot. Suppl. Vol. 5: 1-248.

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=0.984 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type418 records

Wild obs. + sensor391

Museum / vouchered27

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO836 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 accuracy88% within 1 km

≤100 m 171≤1 km 57≤10 km 11>10 km 21

260 georeferenced · 131 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor391

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 accuracy83% within 1 km

≤1 km 5≤10 km 1

6 georeferenced · 21 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence27

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 institutions5 of 6 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Cape Town, ZA	9
Cape Town, ZA	7
South Kensington, GB	5
Pretoria, ZA	2
Madison, US	1
LNBG$location not on record	1

6 institutions · 25 of 27 vouchered records shown · 2 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA1 detections

Where the DNA of Eulophia ensata 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.

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