Compounds documented for Heritiera littoralis across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
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 Heritiera littoralis has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens19
Marker genes6
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections13
Countries5
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★rbcL6★rbcLa★ITS1★ITS2trnH-psbA
plant barcodefungal barcodemarker
06Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT · NCBI
The complete instruction manualHeritiera littoralis 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 size830 302 040 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
THIS GENOME Heritiera littoralis0.83 Gb
HUMAN3.2 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.
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
2n 383×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn67-71
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Das, A. B., U. C. Basak & P. Das. 1995. Karyotype diversity and genomic variability in some Indian tree mangroves. Caryologia 48(3–4): 319–328.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Das, A. B., A. K. Mukherjee & P. Das. 2001. Molecular phylogeny of Heritiera Aiton (Sterculiaceae), a tree mangrove: variations in RAPD markers and nuclear DNA content. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 136(2): 221–229.
CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — SIDHU, S.S. 1968. Further studies on the cytology of mangrove species of India. Caryologia 21: 353-357.
2n 282×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn75-78
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Pal, R. K. 1973. Cytotaxonomy of the family Sterculiaceae. J. Cytol. Genet. 7–8: 98–105.
CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 — Sharma 1970
2n 201×CCDB · book-ipcn67-71
CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — POTY, J., & J.-L. HAMEL. 1968. Contribution a l'etude caryo- taxinomique des Sterculiacees. Mem. Mus. National Hist. Naturelle Ser. B. 18: 3-36.
n 142×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn75-78
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Pal, R. K. 1973. Cytotaxonomy of the family Sterculiaceae. J. Cytol. Genet. 7–8: 98–105.
CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 — Sharma 1970
Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources
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.
Assembly levelContig
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type1 836 records
Wild obs. + sensor978
Museum / vouchered787
Other71
Origin
Native16
Introduced9
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO3 240 km²
Depth
0–200 m sunlit107
200–1000 m twilight0
1–4 km midnight0
>4 km abyssal4
median 5 m · max 4 850 m · 111 records with depth
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy42% within 1 km
≤100 m 240≤1 km 51≤10 km 84>10 km 311
686 georeferenced · 292 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor978
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 accuracy29% within 1 km
≤100 m 32≤1 km 23≤10 km 109>10 km 28
192 georeferenced · 595 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence787
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 institutions27 of 53 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Brisbane, AU
88
Smithfield, AU
64
Saint Louis, US
35
Plocation not on record
33
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record
32
Kew, GB
32
Paris, FR
28
Canberra, AU
19
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
18
Université de Strasbourglocation not on record
15
Odawara, JP
9
Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza (PBZT)location not on record
7
中国林业科学研究院热带林业科学研究所植物标本室location not on record
7
Mount Annan, AU
7
Centre National de la Recherche Appliquée au Developement Rurallocation not on record
5
Guangzhou, CN
5
MeiseBGlocation not on record
5
Palmerston, AU
4
Guilin, CN
4
Bronx, US
3
Edinburgh, GB
2
Cambridge University Herbariumlocation not on record
2
CJBGlocation not on record
2
Beijing, CN
2
Antiguo Cuscatlán, SV
2
Kensington, AU
2
James Cook Townsvillelocation not on record
2
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropicallocation not on record
2
Armidale, AU
2
Glocation not on record
2
Shenzhen, CN
2
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
2
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institutelocation not on record
2
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
1
TNMlocation not on record
1
Wlocation not on record
1
Stockholm, SE
1
Cibinong, ID
1
Adelaide, AU
1
Australian Tropical Herbariumlocation not on record
1
Herbarium of South China Botanical Gardenlocation not on record
1
NGCPR01185location not on record
1
Pondicherry, IN
1
Llocation not on record
1
Durham, US
1
Monastir, TN
1
Berlin, DE
1
TAFORI-LSRClocation not on record
1
BClocation not on record
1
LDlocation not on record
1
Vancouver, CA
1
Centre National d'Application des Recherches Pharmaceutiques (CNARP)location not on record
1
Cambridge, US
1
53 institutions · 466 of 787 vouchered records shown · 252 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA13 detections
Where the DNA of Heritiera littoralis 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 found13
Studies independent surveys1
Countries5
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 13 detections have coordinates
Open the map5 countries0
Coastline
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.
Modelled climatemodelled
−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C
Temperature median23.2 °C 19.2–25.5
Seasonal swing summer↔winter11.6 °C
Max temp (day)26.5 °C 21.0–29.3
Min temp (night)19.8 °C 14.5–23.4
Precipitation306 mm/mo 71.5–432
Air humidity64.4 % 48.5–74.3
Moisture balance206 mm/mo -67.7–310
Vapour deficit865 Pa 674–1,619
Wind speed3.70 m/s 2.00–4.50
Cloud cover49.9 % 22.4–59.1
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 7 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche
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.
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 604 records↗
OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System232 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI13 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics19 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
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
Paleobiology DatabasePBDB consortiumfossil record↗