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NarrativeWikipediaarticle
Traits & measurements4 literature sources22 traits
Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 243 records
DNA & barcodingNCBIsequences
Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT12.2 Gbp
01Narrative
Gibasis pellucida, also known as Tahitian bridal veil, is a trailing plant in the family Commelinaceae that is native to the West Indies, southwest Texas, Argentina and Mexico. In horticulture, the plant is often mislabelled as the related species Gibasis geniculata.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
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 Gibasis pellucida has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
Marker genes2
GenBank sequences6
Countries1
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.
★matK3★rbcL3
plant barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT
The complete instruction manualGibasis pellucida 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.
Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is
Genome size12 225 000 000 bp
Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).
BACTERIUM Carsonella ruddii0.00016 Gb
FUNGUS0.04 Gb
INSECT0.25 Gb
HUMAN3.2 Gb
THIS GENOME Gibasis pellucida12.23 Gb
WHEAT17 Gb
FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb
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 — Palomino H., G., B. V. Benítez, P. M. Almeraya & P. M. Ruaro. 1990. Estudios cromosómicos en seis especies Mexicanas de Comelináceas. Bol. Soc. Bot. México 50: 77–87.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Martínez, J. & G. Palomino. 1997. Evidence of heterozygous chromosome interchange and chromatid exchange in autotetraploid cytotype of Gibasis schiedeana (Tradescantieae---Commelinaceae). Cytologia 62: 275–281.
CCDB · kew — Jones K, Kenton A. 1984 Mechanisms of chromosome change in the evolution of the tribe Tradescantieae (Commelinaceae). In: Chromosomes in evolution of eukaryotic groups (ed. A. Sharma & A.K. Sharma), pp. 143-168. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC. Press.
CCDB · kew — Jones K, Kenton A. 1984 Mechanisms of chromosome change in the evolution of the tribe Tradescantieae (Commelinaceae). In: Chromosomes in evolution of eukaryotic groups (ed. A. Sharma & A.K. Sharma), pp. 143-168. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC. Press.
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 accuracy89% within 1 km
≤100 m 441≤1 km 76≤10 km 30>10 km 32
579 georeferenced · 198 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor777
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 accuracy92% within 1 km
≤100 m 206≤1 km 13≤10 km 18
237 georeferenced · 229 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence466
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 institutions45 of 66 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Durango, MX
98
Austin, US
89
Mexico City, MX
45
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
21
Saint Louis, US
21
Juriquilla, MX
17
Kochi, JP
14
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record
12
Ann Arbor, US
10
Auckland, NZ
9
Tampa, US
7
Ciudad de México, MX
7
Antiguo Cuscatlán, SV
7
Riverside, US
7
Chiba, JP
6
Chapingo, MX
6
Instituto de Ecología Aplicada, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipaslocation not on record
5
Austin, US
5
Kew, GB
5
Ciudad de México, MX
4
Berlin, DE
4
Mount Annan, AU
4
Christchurch, NZ
3
Canberra, AU
3
Autlán de Navarro, MX
3
Brisbane, AU
3
National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record
2
Guasave, MX
2
Fort Worth, US
2
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record
2
Blumenau, BR
2
Odawara, JP
2
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
2
San Luis Potosí, MX
2
Giardini Botanici Hanburylocation not on record
2
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
2
Bronx, US
1
Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgolocation not on record
1
Toluca, MX
1
Pretoria, ZA
1
Dekalb, US
1
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paranálocation not on record
1
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
1
Armidale, AU
1
Mérida, MX
1
Parthenon Tama History Museumlocation not on record
1
ESALQlocation not on record
1
Claremont, US
1
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paranálocation not on record
1
Jackson, US
1
Cenargenlocation not on record
1
Linares, MX
1
Frankfurt am Main
1
University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record
1
Culiacán, MX
1
US
1
Sociedad para el Estudio de los Recursos Bióticos de Oaxaca, A. C.location not on record
1
UNICAMPlocation not on record
1
GB
1
Mexico City, MX
1
Museo Nacional de Costa Rica (MNCR)location not on record
1
San Diego, US
1
Brasília, BR
1
Columbia, US
1
GAlocation not on record
1
Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Veracruzana, Región Xalapalocation not on record
1
66 institutions · 465 of 466 vouchered records shown · 1 without an institution code
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 243 records↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗