Faucaria tigrina

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Aizoaceae/Faucaria

At a glance

Occurrence records31

Data sources7

Biological traits16

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Faucaria tigrina's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation5 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility31 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page4 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources16 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF31 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 18

01Narrative

Faucaria tigrina, tiger jaws (a name it shares with Faucaria felina), is a species of succulent plant in the family Aizoaceae. It is endemic to South Africa, but also widely spread in cultivation. It has fleshy triangular leaves, a clumping habit, and blooms in autumn with yellow daisy-like flowers. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. In temperate zones it must be grown under glass to protect it from freezing temperatures. It requires a standard cactus potting compost and a position in full sun, with low humidity. A large clump

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPTRYGIFT

Size & morphology4

Plant height max0.07 m

Seed mass0.541 mg

Seed mass max0.54 mg

Seed mass min0.54 mg

Life cycle & reproduction2

Life formsucculent subshrub

Life spanperennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max920 m

Elevation min550 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

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 Faucaria tigrina has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Faucaria tigrina 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 = 18 n = 9

Ploidydiploid inferred

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

2n 181×CCDB · book-ipcn67-71

CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — SHARMA, A.K., & S. GHOSH. 1968. Cytotaxonomy of Ficoideae. Cytologia 33: 439-452.

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 type31 records

Wild obs. + sensor22

Museum / vouchered8

Cultivated / captive1

Origin

Introduced11

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO80 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 accuracy50% within 1 km

≤1 km 11>10 km 11

22 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor22

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 accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 1

1 georeferenced · 7 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence8

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 1 records without

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 institutions3 of 4 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Pretoria, ZA	4
University of Hamburglocation not on record	2
Bangkok, TH	1
GB	1

4 institutions · 8 of 8 vouchered records shown

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

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