Gloxinia perennis

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Gesneriaceae/Gloxinia

At a glance

Occurrence records195

Data sources9

Biological traits16

DNA specimens3

eDNA detections3

Sources9 archives

Databases and archives Gloxinia perennis's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility195 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI3 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics3 specimens↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

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 sources16 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF195 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 0 countries3 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD3 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 26

01Narrative

Gloxinia perennis is a species of tropical rhizomatous herbaceous flowering plant belonging to the family Gesneriaceae. It is sometimes known as "Canterbury bells" (not to be confused with members of the genus Campanula, which go by the same name).

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology2

Plant height1 m

Seed mass0.005 mg

Life cycle & reproduction3

Deciduousnessevergreen

Life formtuberous geophyte

Life spanperennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment9

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max1 500 m

Elevation min0 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Habitat GIFTCampo Rupestre, Cerrado (lato sensu), Floresta Ombrófila (= Floresta Pluvial)

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry1

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

05DNA & barcoding3 specimens

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 Gloxinia perennis has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens3

Marker genes2

eDNA detections3

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.

★matK★ITS2

plant barcodefungal barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Gloxinia perennis 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 = 26 n = 13

Ploidypolyploid inferred

Chromosome records26–262n range26median26mode2records

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

2n 262×CCDB · book-fedorov

CCDB · book-fedorov — Eberle 1956

CCDB · book-fedorov — Rogers O. M. 1954

n 131×CCDB · Cave1956

CCDB · Cave1956 — Eberle

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

polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · family-scale

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

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type195 records

Wild obs. + sensor149

Museum / vouchered46

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO672 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 accuracy76% within 1 km

≤100 m 58≤1 km 26≤10 km 19>10 km 8

111 georeferenced · 38 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor149

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

≤1 km 1

1 georeferenced · 45 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence46

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 institutions8 of 14 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
St. Augustine, TT	9
INBIOlocation not on record	7
Museo Nacional de Costa Rica (MNCR)location not on record	6
Chicago, US	4
Arequipa, PE	4
Bronx, US	2
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PUJ)location not on record	2
Mexico City, MX	1
Dublin, IE	1
UFABClocation not on record	1
Kew, GB	1
Miami, US	1
Gump Stationlocation not on record	1
OTSlocation not on record	1

14 institutions · 41 of 46 vouchered records shown · 5 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA3 detections

Where the DNA of Gloxinia perennis 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 found3

Studies independent surveys1

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 3 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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