Hosta plantaginea
(Lam.) Asch. · speciesAt a glance
Sources13 archives
Databases and archives Hosta plantaginea's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 200 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI7 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics7 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 & karyotypeEvery layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Hosta plantaginea, the fragrant plantain lily or August lily, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to southeast and south-central China, and a garden escapee in scattered locations worldwide. It and cultivars and hybrids derived from it are the only fragrant hostas. As a wild plant it is typically found growing in the herb layer of mountain forests, below 2000m.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology14
Life cycle & reproduction3
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment8
Physiology & chemistry1
Compounds documented for Hosta plantaginea across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds35 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (-)-8-Demethylmaritidine | present | LOTUS | |
| (1R,2S,4S,8S,9S,12S,13S,15R,16R,18S)-16-[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6R)-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-15-hydroxy-9,13-dimethyl-7-methylidene-5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icosan-6-one | present | LOTUS | |
| (2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2R)-4-[(1R,2S,4S,6S,7S,8R,9S,12S,13S,15R,16R,18S)-15,16-dihydroxy-6-methoxy-7,9,13-trimethyl-5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icosan-6-yl]-2-methylbutoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | present | LOTUS | |
| (2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[(3R,4R,5R,6S)-6-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-2-[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[(1R,2S,4S,5'R,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13S,15R,16R,18S)-15-hydroxy-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icosane-6,2'-oxane]-16-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-4-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol | present | LOTUS | |
| (2S,3R,4S,4aR,11bS)-2,3,4-trihydroxy-2,3,4,4a,5,11b-hexahydro-1H-[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-j]phenanthridin-6-one | present | LOTUS | |
| (3R,5'S,6'R,7'aR)-5,5',6'-trihydroxy-6,7-dimethoxy-1'-methylspiro[2-benzofuran-3,7'-3,5,6,7a-tetrahydro-2H-indole]-1-one | present | LOTUS | |
| (3R,5'S,6'R,7'aR)-5,5',6'-trihydroxy-6-methoxy-1'-methylspiro[2-benzofuran-3,7'-3,5,6,7a-tetrahydro-2H-indole]-1-one | present | LOTUS | |
| (5aR,7S,11bS,11cS)-7,10-dimethoxy-1-methyl-3,5,5a,7,11b,11c-hexahydro-2H-isochromeno[3,4-g]indol-9-ol | present | LOTUS | |
| 10-O-Methylhostasine | present | LOTUS | |
| 2alpha-OH-macrostemonoside A-glc | 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 Hosta plantaginea 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 Hosta plantaginea 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 6014×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database · CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 +5
2n 221×CCDB · Cave1956
n 301×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
diploid1×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database
diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
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 type2 200 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 institutions25 of 41 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 | 32 |
| Wuhan, CN | 21 |
| Guangzhou, CN | 14 |
| Yangling, CN | 12 |
| Chengdu, CN | 10 |
| Guilin, CN | 9 |
| Nanjing, CN | 6 |
| Shanghai, CN | 6 |
| Strecker Museum, Baylor Universitylocation not on record | 6 |
| SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record | 5 |
| Wuhan, CN | 5 |
| Ischia Marine Centrelocation not on record | 5 |
| Millersville, US | 4 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 4 |
| National Institute of Biological Resourceslocation not on record | 4 |
| Philadelphia, US | 3 |
| Auckland, NZ | 3 |
| KR | 3 |
| J. Rusek Collectionlocation not on record | 3 |
| Zhuzhou, CN | 3 |
| Allentown, US | 3 |
| Tianjin Natural History Museumlocation not on record | 3 |
| Xian, CN | 3 |
| Hangzhou, CN | 2 |
| Changsha, CN | 2 |
| Institute for Agricultural Bacteriology and Fermentation Biologylocation not on record | 2 |
| Saint Louis, US | 2 |
| Zhejiang Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| Central China Agricultural Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| Wlocation not on record | 1 |
| Fujian Institute of Subtropical Botanylocation not on record | 1 |
| Osaka, JP | 1 |
| Emporia, US | 1 |
| Beijing Normal Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| JGSlocation not on record | 1 |
| Bern, CH | 1 |
| Zhengzhou, CN | 1 |
| Yunnan Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Zunyi Normal Collegelocation not on record | 1 |
| Seoul, KR | 1 |
| Awka, NG | 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 Hosta plantaginea 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?
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.