Hoslundia opposita
Vahl · speciesAt a glance
Sources11 archives
Databases and archives Hoslundia opposita's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 857 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI4 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics7 specimens↗
dukesphytochemcompounds
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Hoslundia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1804. It contains only one known species, Hoslundia opposita. It is widespread across much of sub-Saharan Africa including Madagascar.Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, EschbornJones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.Harris, D.J. (2002). The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.Calane da Silva, M., Izdine, S. & Amuse, A.B. (2004). A Preliminary Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Mozambique: 1-184. SABONET, Pretoria.Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.Paton, A.J., Bramley, G., Ryding, O., Polhill, R., Harvey, Y., Iwarsson, M., Willis, F., Phillipson, P., Balkwill, K., Lukhoba, C., Otiend, D & Harley (2009). Lamiaceae (Labiatae). Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-430.Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.Morales, R. (2011). Les Labiadas (Lamiaceae) de Guinea Ecuatorial. Anales del Jardin Botanico de Madrid 68: 199-223.Paton, A.J., Bramley, G., Ryding, O., Polhill, R.M., Harvey, Y.B., Iwarsson, M., Otieno, D., Balkwill, K., Phillipson, P.B., Harley, R.M. & Willis, F. (2013). Flora Zambesiaca 8(8): 1-346. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology6
Life cycle & reproduction8
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment9
Physiology & chemistry1
Compounds documented for Hoslundia opposita across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds30 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-Ursolic Acid | present | LOTUS | |
| (3S,5S,9S,10S,13R,17R)-17-[(2R)-5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol | present | LOTUS | |
| (3S,6R)-6-[(8R,9S,10S,13R,14S,17R)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]-3-propan-2-ylheptan-1-ol | present | LOTUS | |
| (S,1Z,6Z)-8-Isopropyl-1-methyl-5-methylenecyclodeca-1,6-diene | present | LOTUS | |
| 2-Epitormentic acid | present | LOTUS | |
| 5-O-Methylhoslundin | present | LOTUS | |
| 6-[(2R,4S,5S,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]-5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-2-phenylchromen-4-one | present | LOTUS | |
| 7-Methylchrysin | present | LOTUS | |
| 8-(4,5-Dihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)-5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-7-methoxychromen-4-one | present | LOTUS | |
| [(2S,10aR)-1,1-dimethyl-5,6-dioxo-7-propan-2-yl-3,10a-dihydro-2H-phenanthren-2-yl] benzoate | 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 Hoslundia opposita 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 Hoslundia opposita 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.
2n 242×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · Cave1962
Record type2 857 records
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.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions20 of 77 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Saint Louis, US | 197 |
| Pretoria, ZA | 135 |
| Kew, GB | 111 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 110 |
| Yaoundé, CM | 51 |
| WAGlocation not on record | 43 |
| HNBlocation not on record | 41 |
| Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record | 37 |
| LSF/FSA/UAClocation not on record | 33 |
| Embrapa Agrobiology Diazothrophic Microbial Culture Collectionlocation not on record | 32 |
| Plocation not on record | 27 |
| TAFORI-LSRClocation not on record | 19 |
| Frankfurt am Main | 19 |
| Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles (CRSN/Lwiro)location not on record | 15 |
| Durban, ZA | 14 |
| MAlocation not on record | 13 |
| Institut de Recherche Agronomique de Guinée (IRAG)location not on record | 12 |
| Glocation not on record | 12 |
| Leiden University Medical Centerlocation not on record | 11 |
| Université du Lomélocation not on record | 11 |
| Herbier National du Gabonlocation not on record | 10 |
| Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique / Institut de l'environnement et de recherches agricoleslocation not on record | 9 |
| Bronx, US | 9 |
| Uppsala, SE | 8 |
| Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoirelocation not on record | 8 |
| Xiamen, CN | 7 |
| National Museums of Kenyalocation not on record | 6 |
| Arusha, TZ | 6 |
| Stockholm, SE | 6 |
| CNF-UFHBlocation not on record | 6 |
| Clocation not on record | 5 |
| Berlin, DE | 5 |
| Addis Ababa, ET | 5 |
| EFGlocation not on record | 4 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 4 |
| Dresden, DE | 4 |
| Haramaya Universitylocation not on record | 3 |
| University of Hamburglocation not on record | 3 |
| EAlocation not on record | 3 |
| University of Johannesburglocation not on record | 3 |
| Centre National de Floristique - Université Félix HOUPHOUËT-BOIGNYlocation not on record | 3 |
| LSFlocation not on record | 3 |
| Limbe Botanical & Zoological Gardenslocation not on record | 3 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 3 |
| Forestry Research Institute of Nigerialocation not on record | 3 |
| CJBGlocation not on record | 2 |
| Brussels, BE | 2 |
| Nnamdi Azikiwe University Herbarium (NAUH)location not on record | 2 |
| Centre National des Semences Forestièreslocation not on record | 2 |
| Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung: Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseumlocation not on record | 2 |
| Institute for Agricultural Research of Mozambiquelocation not on record | 2 |
| DSMlocation not on record | 2 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| IFANlocation not on record | 2 |
| LISClocation not on record | 2 |
| Elocation not on record | 1 |
| Goucher Collegelocation not on record | 1 |
| Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropicallocation not on record | 1 |
| Centro de Biotecnologia e Quimica-CEBIQlocation not on record | 1 |
| National Natural History Collectionslocation not on record | 1 |
| MSB-3054location not on record | 1 |
| Wlocation not on record | 1 |
| San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record | 1 |
| UJlocation not on record | 1 |
| LDlocation not on record | 1 |
| Bloomington, US | 1 |
| Edinburgh, GB | 1 |
| Centre National de Semences Forestièreslocation not on record | 1 |
| BRLUlocation not on record | 1 |
| US | 1 |
| FTlocation not on record | 1 |
| CMULlocation not on record | 1 |
| South African National Biodiversity Institutelocation not on record | 1 |
| Paris, FR | 1 |
| UEPAlocation not on record | 1 |
| Claremont, US | 1 |
| Edward O. Wilson Biodiversity Laboratory, Gorongosa NPlocation not on record | 1 |
Where the DNA of Hoslundia opposita 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.