Guiera senegalensis

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Combretaceae/Guiera

At a glance

Occurrence records3 076

Data sources9

Biological traits19

DNA specimens2

eDNA detections2

Sources9 archives

Databases and archives Guiera senegalensis's data was compiled from.

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility3 076 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 specimens↗

LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

On this page7 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources19 traits

Chemical compositionLOTUS19 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF3 076 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 0 countries2 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD2 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 24

01Narrative

Guiera est un genre de plantes à fleurs de la famille des Combretaceae. Guiera senegalensis est la seule espèce du genre. C'est un arbuste originaire d'Afrique. Noms communs : nger ou ngeer, bambara, kudêmbé, géloki, guiera du Sénégal. La plante produit le tanin acide 3,4,5-tri-O-galloylquinique et plusieurs alcaloïdes de la famille des harmanes. Elle est très efficace contre la toux.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology4

Plant height2.5 m

Seed mass28.68 mg

Seed mass max31.7 mg

Seed mass min24.43 mg

Life cycle & reproduction4

Deciduousnessevergreen

Life formshrub or tree

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climateseasonally dry tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formshrub

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry4

Leaf n16.31 mg/g

Leaf p2.5 mg/g

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

03Chemical composition19 compounds

Compounds documented for Guiera senegalensis across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").

Compound class profile5 classes

Flavonols10

Naphthalenes and derivatives4

Carboline alkaloids2

Methyl xanthones1

Gallotannins $ Simple phenolic acids1

Documented compounds19 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Amount	Source
(1R,4S)-1,3,4-trihydroxy-5-(3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoyl)oxy-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid	present	LOTUS
(2S)-5,8,10-trimethoxy-2-methyl-2,3-dihydrobenzo[h]chromen-4-one	present	LOTUS
1-(1,3,6,8-Tetramethoxynaphthalen-2-yl)but-2-en-1-one	present	LOTUS
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-[(2S,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one	present	LOTUS
4,9-Dihydro-1-methyl-3H-pyrido(3,4-b)indole	present	LOTUS
5,8,10-Trimethoxy-2-methyl-2,3-dihydrobenzo[h]chromen-4-one	present	LOTUS
5-Methylflavasperone	present	LOTUS
Gallic acid	present	LOTUS
Guieranone A	present	LOTUS
Harman	present	LOTUS

05DNA & barcoding2 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 Guiera senegalensis has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens2

Marker genes2

eDNA detections2

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.

★rbcL★ITS2

plant barcodefungal barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Guiera senegalensis 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 = 24 n = 12

Chromosome records24–242n range24median24mode2records

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

2n 242×CCDB · book-fedorov · CCDB · Cave1959

CCDB · book-fedorov — Mangenot S.. Mangenot G. 1958, 1962

CCDB · Cave1959 — Mang. & Mang. 1958

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type3 076 records

Wild obs. + sensor2 713

Museum / vouchered350

Cultivated / captive2

Other11

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO7 912 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 accuracy75% within 1 km

≤100 m 67≤1 km 12≤10 km 10>10 km 17

106 georeferenced · 2 607 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor2 713

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 accuracy23% within 1 km

≤1 km 3≤10 km 10

13 georeferenced · 337 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence350

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 · 2 records without

Open the mapnot free-living2

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 institutions10 of 37 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique / Institut de l'environnement et de recherches agricoleslocation not on record	41
Paris, FR	35
Saint Louis, US	34
Kew, GB	26
Frankfurt am Main	24
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record	14
HNBlocation not on record	13
WAGlocation not on record	11
Embrapa Agrobiology Diazothrophic Microbial Culture Collectionlocation not on record	9
Xiamen, CN	6
Université du Lomélocation not on record	5
EFGlocation not on record	4
Leiden University Medical Centerlocation not on record	4
Plocation not on record	4
LSFlocation not on record	3
Yaoundé, CM	3
Berlin, DE	3
MAlocation not on record	3
Pretoria, ZA	2
Bronx, US	2
MeiseBGlocation not on record	2
IFANlocation not on record	2
Université National du Béninlocation not on record	2
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record	2
Logan, US	1
Njala Universitylocation not on record	1
CNF-UFHBlocation not on record	1
LISClocation not on record	1
Goucher Collegelocation not on record	1
CJBGlocation not on record	1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	1
Forestry Research Institute of Nigerialocation not on record	1
National Natural History Collectionslocation not on record	1
University of Hamburglocation not on record	1
Centre National de Semences Forestièreslocation not on record	1
Clocation not on record	1
Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoirelocation not on record	1

37 institutions · 267 of 350 vouchered records shown · 83 without an institution code

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

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

09Environmental DNA2 detections

Where the DNA of Guiera senegalensis 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 found2

Studies independent surveys1

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

Where its DNA was found

0 of 2 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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Guiera senegalensis

At a glance

Sources9 archives

Size & morphology4

Life cycle & reproduction4

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment6

Physiology & chemistry4

Compound class profile5 classes

Documented compounds19 total

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type3 076 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions10 of 37 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Record type3 076 records