Hosta ventricosa
Stearn · speciesAt a glance
Sources13 archives
Databases and archives Hosta ventricosa's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation5 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 023 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI4 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics4 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 ventricosa, the blue plantain lily, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to southeast and south-central China, and introduced to the eastern United States. It reproduces by pseudogamous apomixis.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology15
Life cycle & reproduction5
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment10
Physiology & chemistry1
Compounds documented for Hosta ventricosa across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile4 classes
Documented compounds16 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2R)-4-[(1R,2S,4S,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13R,16S)-6,16-dihydroxy-7,9,13-trimethyl-5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-en-6-yl]-2-methylbutoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | present | LOTUS | |
| 3-[(2R,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-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)chromen-4-one | present | LOTUS | |
| 3-[(2R,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-5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-7-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one | present | LOTUS | |
| 3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-6-[[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-7-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one | present | LOTUS | |
| 3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-[[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-7-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one | present | LOTUS | |
| Camelliaside B | present | LOTUS | |
| Kaempferol 3-O-alpha-L-rhamnoside-beta-D-glucosyl | present | LOTUS | |
| Kaempferol 3-O-beta-D-2-(glucosyl-rutinoside) | present | LOTUS | |
| kaempferol 3-O-sophoroside | present | LOTUS | |
| Kaempferol 3-rutinosyl 7-O-beta-glucoside | 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 ventricosa 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 ventricosa 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 1207×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database · CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 +1
2n 604×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 · CCDB · book-ipcn73-74 +1
2n 401×CCDB · Cave1956
tetraploid1×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database
polyploid 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 type1 023 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 institutions47 of 72 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 | 161 |
| Guangzhou, CN | 126 |
| Chengdu, CN | 125 |
| Wuhan, CN | 51 |
| Yangling, CN | 49 |
| Nanjing, CN | 36 |
| Philadelphia, US | 30 |
| Kunming, CN | 28 |
| Hangzhou, CN | 26 |
| Institute for Agricultural Bacteriology and Fermentation Biologylocation not on record | 23 |
| Guilin, CN | 23 |
| Central China Normal Universitylocation not on record | 21 |
| Allentown, US | 19 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 18 |
| Zhejiang Universitylocation not on record | 17 |
| Changsha, CN | 15 |
| Shanghai, CN | 13 |
| Chengdu, CN | 10 |
| Zhengzhou, CN | 10 |
| Shanghai, CN | 9 |
| Zhejiang Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record | 9 |
| Guangzhou, CN | 8 |
| Strecker Museum, Baylor Universitylocation not on record | 8 |
| Seoul, KR | 8 |
| Taipei, TW | 7 |
| Ischia Marine Centrelocation not on record | 6 |
| Tartu, EE | 6 |
| Burlington, US | 6 |
| Wuhan, CN | 5 |
| Olocation not on record | 3 |
| Trondheim, NO | 2 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 2 |
| Appalachian State Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| Bloomington, US | 2 |
| Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record | 2 |
| Bern, CH | 2 |
| Fujian Institute of Subtropical Botanylocation not on record | 2 |
| Chongqing, CN | 2 |
| Zhuzhou, CN | 2 |
| Chengdu, CN | 2 |
| Keene State Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| Morgantown, US | 2 |
| Awka, NG | 2 |
| College Park, US | 2 |
| Lanzhou, CN | 1 |
| Austin, US | 1 |
| Jiangxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicinelocation not on record | 1 |
| HUFDlocation not on record | 1 |
| Beijing Natural History Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Kew, GB | 1 |
| Knoxville, US | 1 |
| Millersville, US | 1 |
| Québec, CA | 1 |
| NoColllocation not on record | 1 |
| Université Lavallocation not on record | 1 |
| University of New Hampshirelocation not on record | 1 |
| Vancouver, CA | 1 |
| Nanchong, CN | 1 |
| Jishou Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| WNNUlocation not on record | 1 |
| Jiujiang Forestry Institutelocation not on record | 1 |
| Yunnan Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Williamsburg, US | 1 |
| Philadelphia, US | 1 |
| Elikins, US | 1 |
| JGSlocation not on record | 1 |
| Xian, CN | 1 |
| Tula State Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Barcelona, ES | 1 |
| Madison, US | 1 |
| Bronx, US | 1 |
| Oskarshamn, SE | 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 ventricosa 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.