Gleditsia sinensis
Lam. · speciesAt a glance
Sources14 archives
Databases and archives Gleditsia sinensis's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation7 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 209 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI8 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics11 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
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
WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Gleditsia sinensis, the Chinese honey locust, is a species of flowering plant native to Asia.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology4
Life cycle & reproduction3
Habitat & environment4
Physiology & chemistry2
Other traits1
Compounds documented for Gleditsia sinensis across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds82 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-Eriodictyol | present | NPASS | |
| (-)-Gleditsioside B | present | LOTUS | |
| (-)-Gleditsioside O | present | LOTUS | |
| (-)-Gleditsioside P | present | LOTUS | |
| (-)-Gleditsioside Q | present | LOTUS | |
| (16-Benzyl-5,12-dihydroxy-5,7,14-trimethyl-13-methylidene-18-oxo-17-azatricyclo[9.7.0.01,15]octadeca-3,9-dien-2-yl) acetate | present | NPASS | |
| (3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-17-((E,2S,5S)-5-Ethyl-6-methylhept-3-en-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta(a)phenanthren-3-ol | present | LOTUS | |
| (4Ar,5R,6As,6Br,10S,12Ar)-5,10-Dihydroxy-2,2,6A,6B,9,9,12A-Heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6A,7,8,8A,10,11,12,13,14B-Tetradecahydropicene-4A-Carboxylic Acid | present | NPASS | |
| (4aR,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10S,12aR,14bS)-10-hydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid | present | NPASS | |
| (4aR,6aS,6bS,8aR,11R,12S,12aR,14aR,14bR)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,12,14b-octamethyl-1,2,4a,5,7,8,9,10,11,12,12a,13,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-one | present | LOTUS |
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 Gleditsia sinensis has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ 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.
The complete instruction manual Gleditsia sinensis 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
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).
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.
2n 2811×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database · CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-indian_vol1 +3
n 141×CCDB · Cannon, 2015
diploid1×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database
diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers
Assembly level tells you how finished the sequence is — from fragmented contigs, through scaffolds, up to a full chromosome-level assembly. BUSCO % estimates completeness: the share of genes expected to be present that were actually found. These describe the data quality, not the organism.
How far back this lineage goes — and how we know. Everything here is measured in Ma, short for “mega-annum”: millions of years ago. The chart reads left to right like a calendar of the Earth, from the deep past on the left to today at the right edgetop to bottom like a core drilled through the Earth, from the deep past at the top down to today at the bottom.
At a glance
When this lineage existed
How to read this: the coloured strip along the bottomdown the left is the geological calendar — the standard epochs (Pliocene, Pleistocene…) every museum uses, shown so you can see which chapter of Earth's history this lineage lived in. This lineage is a young one, so the strip is zoomed in to epochs — the finer subdivisions inside a period. The orange marker is the DNA clock: DNA accumulates mutations at a roughly steady rate, so comparing this species' DNA with its relatives estimates when the lineage split off — independently of any fossil.
Record type1 209 records
Origin
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
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.
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions45 of 87 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Beijing, CN | 228 |
| Guangzhou, CN | 117 |
| Wuhan, CN | 76 |
| Nanjing, CN | 76 |
| Chengdu, CN | 72 |
| Yangling, CN | 70 |
| Guilin, CN | 41 |
| Kunming, CN | 32 |
| Zhengzhou, CN | 30 |
| Chengdu, CN | 25 |
| Nanjing, CN | 22 |
| Institute for Agricultural Bacteriology and Fermentation Biologylocation not on record | 20 |
| WNNUlocation not on record | 15 |
| Changsha, CN | 15 |
| 黔东南州民族医药研究所标本室location not on record | 15 |
| Hunan Hupingshan National Nature Reservelocation not on record | 15 |
| Wuhan, CN | 13 |
| Hangzhou, CN | 11 |
| Lanzhou, CN | 9 |
| Strecker Museum, Baylor Universitylocation not on record | 9 |
| Guizhou Forestry Schoollocation not on record | 8 |
| EMTCMlocation not on record | 8 |
| Central China Normal Universitylocation not on record | 8 |
| Guiyang, CN | 8 |
| Shanghai, CN | 8 |
| Seoul, KR | 7 |
| Xining, CN | 7 |
| Xinxiang, CN | 7 |
| Chongqing Natural History Museumlocation not on record | 6 |
| Guangzhou, CN | 6 |
| Anhui Normal Universitylocation not on record | 5 |
| Zhuzhou, CN | 5 |
| Guangxi Agricultural Universitylocation not on record | 5 |
| Xian, CN | 4 |
| Saint Louis, US | 4 |
| nlocation not on record | 4 |
| Zhejiang Universitylocation not on record | 3 |
| South Kensington, GB | 3 |
| Guangxi Institute of Traditional Medical and Pharmaceutical Scienceslocation not on record | 3 |
| Guiyang, CN | 3 |
| Herbarium of South China Botanical Gardenlocation not on record | 3 |
| Beijing, CN | 3 |
| Fujian Institute of Subtropical Botanylocation not on record | 3 |
| CASlocation not on record | 3 |
| Chinese Academy of Forestrylocation not on record | 2 |
| Shanxi Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| Peking Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| Beijing Normal Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| Chengdu, CN | 2 |
| Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record | 2 |
| Awka, NG | 2 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 2 |
| Jishou Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| Zhejiang Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record | 2 |
| Kew, GB | 2 |
| LDlocation not on record | 2 |
| South China Normal Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| Philadelphia, US | 1 |
| Guiyang, CN | 1 |
| Minia, EG | 1 |
| SMMUlocation not on record | 1 |
| Hebei Normal Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record | 1 |
| San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record | 1 |
| Christchurch, NZ | 1 |
| Sanda, JP | 1 |
| FFPRIlocation not on record | 1 |
| Taipei, TW | 1 |
| Riverside, US | 1 |
| CJBGlocation not on record | 1 |
| Xian, CN | 1 |
| Guiyang, CN | 1 |
| Shanghai, CN | 1 |
| GZFlocation not on record | 1 |
| Guangxi Medicinal Botanic Gardenlocation not on record | 1 |
| Inner Mongolia Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Nagasaki University - Fisherieslocation not on record | 1 |
| 武陵山动植物研究所location not on record | 1 |
| Taiyuan Normal Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Institute of Applied Ecology, Academia Sinicalocation not on record | 1 |
| Fort Worth, US | 1 |
| Nanchong, CN | 1 |
| Uppsala, SE | 1 |
| National Institute of Biological Resourceslocation not on record | 1 |
| Taipei, TW | 1 |
| Burlington, US | 1 |
| Shanxi Institute of Biologylocation not on record | 1 |
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Where the DNA of Gleditsia sinensis 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
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
Modelled climatemodelled
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.