Gesneria pauciflora — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Gesneriaceae/Gesneria

At a glance

Occurrence records17

Data sources8

Biological traits4

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Gesneria pauciflora's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility17 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

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 sources4 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF17 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 28

01Narrative

Gesneria pauciflora is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae known by the common name yerba maricao de cueva. It is endemic to Puerto Rico, where there are only three populations remaining.USFWS. Recovery Plan for Gesneria pauciflora. October 6, 1998. It was federally listed as a threatened species of the United States in 1995.USFWS. Species Pro

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Life cycle & reproduction1

Life spanperennial

Habitat & environment3

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Growth formSubshrub, Shrub, Forb/herb

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 Gesneria pauciflora has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Gesneria pauciflora 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 = 28 n = 14

Ploidypolyploid inferred

Chromosome records28–282n range28median28mode2records

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

2n 282×CCDB · book-fedorov

CCDB · book-fedorov — Lee 1966a

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

polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type17 records

Wild obs. + sensor7

Museum / vouchered10

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO44 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 accuracy0% within 1 km

>10 km 7

7 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor7

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 accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 1

1 georeferenced · 9 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence10

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
Bronx, US	5
Chicago, US	3
LDlocation not on record	1
South Kensington, GB	1

4 institutions · 10 of 10 vouchered records shown