Hydrocotyle moschata

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hydrocotyle

At a glance

Occurrence records2 739

Data sources8

Biological traits32

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Hydrocotyle moschata's data was compiled from.

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 739 records↗

NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗

LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page6 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources32 traits

Chemical compositionLOTUS35 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF2 739 records

DNA & barcodingNCBIsequences

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 24

01Narrative

チドメグサは、ウコギ科チドメグサ属に属する被子植物の1種。道端や人家近くに生える常緑の多年草。和名の血止草は、この葉の汁を傷口につけると血が止まることからつけられた。

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology17

Fruit length2 mm

Fruit width1 mm

Leaf length max12 mm

Leaf width12 mm

Leaf width max12 mm

Leaf width min12 mm

Plant height0.02 m

Plant height max0.05 m

Seed length1.4 mm

Seed length max1.4 mm

Seed length min1.4 mm

Seed mass0.07 mg

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 0.07 mg · GIFT: 0.035 mg

Seed mass max0.07 mg

Seed mass min0 mg

Seed width1.2 mm

Seed width max1.2 mm

Seed width min1.2 mm

Life cycle & reproduction6

Deciduousnessevergreen

Dispersal typeunspecialized

Life formperennial

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formchamaephyte

Reproduction asexualpresent

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment7

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatetemperate

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Habitat GIFTCoastal

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry1

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

03Chemical composition35 compounds

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

Compound class profile5 classes

Oleanane triterpenoids22

Flavonols3

Farnesane sesquiterpenoids2

Pinane monoterpenoids2

Humulane sesquiterpenoids2

Documented compounds35 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Amount	Source
(+)-alpha-Pinene	present	LOTUS
(-)-beta-Pinene	present	LOTUS
(-)-Camphene	present	LOTUS
(-)-Caryophyllene	present	LOTUS
(2S,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[[(3S,4aR,6aR,6bS,7R,8S,8aR,9R,10R,12aS,14aR,14bR)-9-acetyloxy-7,8-dihydroxy-8a-(hydroxymethyl)-4,4,6a,6b,11,11,14b-heptamethyl-10-(2-methylpropanoyloxy)-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl]oxy]-3,4-dihydroxy-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxane-2-carboxylic acid	present	LOTUS
(2S,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[[(3S,4aR,6aR,6bS,7R,8S,8aR,9R,10R,12aS,14aR,14bR)-9-acetyloxy-7,8-dihydroxy-8a-(hydroxymethyl)-4,4,6a,6b,11,11,14b-heptamethyl-10-(2-methylpropanoyloxy)-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl]oxy]-3-hydroxy-4,5-bis[[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy]oxane-2-carboxylic acid	present	LOTUS
(2S,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[[(3S,4aR,6aR,6bS,7R,8S,8aR,9R,10R,12aS,14aR,14bR)-9-acetyloxy-7,8-dihydroxy-8a-(hydroxymethyl)-4,4,6a,6b,11,11,14b-heptamethyl-10-(2-methylpropanoyloxy)-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl]oxy]-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-dihydroxyoxane-2-carboxylic acid	present	LOTUS
(2S,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[[(3S,4aR,6aR,6bS,7R,8S,8aR,9R,10R,12aS,14aR,14bR)-9-acetyloxy-7,8-dihydroxy-8a-(hydroxymethyl)-4,4,6a,6b,11,11,14b-heptamethyl-10-propanoyloxy-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl]oxy]-3,4-dihydroxy-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxane-2-carboxylic acid	present	LOTUS
(E)-β-farnesene	present	LOTUS
4,8,11,11-Tetramethylbicyclo[7.2.0]undeca-1,4,8-triene	present	LOTUS

05DNA & barcoding2 sequences

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 Hydrocotyle moschata has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

Marker genes2

GenBank sequences2

Countries1

The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species

rbcLPX242523.1 ↗1 154 bpUSA · 2024

ACGT

AAGCTGGTGTTAAAGATTACAAATTGACTTATTATACTCCTGAATATGAAACCAAAGATACTGATATCTTGGCAGCATTCCGAGTAACTC …

Hydrocotyle moschata isolate Hyct06 ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit (rbcL) gene, partial cds; chloroplast

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.

★matK1★rbcL1

plant barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Hydrocotyle moschata 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

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records18–482n range24median24mode15records

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

2n 248×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 · CCDB · book-indian_vol1

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Hamal, I. A., A. LANGER & A. K. Koul. 1986. Nucleolar organizing region in the Apiaceae (Umbelliferae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 154: 11–30.

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Cauwet-Marc, A. M. 1982. In: IOPB chromosome number reports LXXVII. Taxon 31: 771–772.

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Hamal, I. A. & A. K. Koul. 1989. Taxonomic position of Centella asiatica (L.) Urban. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci., Pl. Sci. 99: 363–368.

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Ahmad, I. & A. K. Koul. 1980. In Chromosome number reports LXVIII. Taxon 29: 543.

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Carbonnier, J. & M. Farille. 1980. Contribution a l'etude caryologique des Ombelliferes du Nepal. I. Candollea 35:497–510.

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Iwatsubo. 2006. Chromosome numbers of six species of Hydrocotyle (Umbelliferae). J. Jap. Bot. 81: 262–267.

CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — HSU, C.-c. 1967. Preliminary chromosome studies on the vascular plants of Taiwan (I). Taiwania No. 13: 117-130.

CCDB · book-indian_vol1 — Liu, T.S. et al. 1961 ; Hore, A. 1971 ; Ahmad, I. & Koul, A.K. 1980

2n 485×CCDB · new-zealand · CCDB · nw-europe-fl · CCDB · ipcn-api-dl +1

CCDB · new-zealand

CCDB · nw-europe-fl — http://wbd.etibioinformatics.nl/bis/flora.php?selected=beschrijving&menuentry=soorten&id=3230

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Webb, C. J. & E. J. Beuzenberg. 1987. Contributions to a chromosome atlas of the New Zealand flora -- corrections and additions to number 21 Umbelliferae (Hydrocotyle). New Zealand J. Bot. 25: 371–372.

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Hair, J. B. 1980a. Contributions to a chromosome atlas of the New Zealand flora - 21 Umbelliferae (miscellaneous genera). New Zealand J. Bot. 18: 559–562.

CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants — Wanscher 1932

2n 181×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Hedberg, I. & O. Hedberg. 1977. Chromosome numbers of afroalpine and afromontane angiosperms. Bot. Not. 130: 1–24.

2n 361×CCDB · new-zealand

CCDB · new-zealand

n 123×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn67-71

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Constance, L., T. i. Chuang & C. R. Bell. 1976. Chromosome numbers in Umbelliferae. V. Amer. J. Bot. 63(5): 608–625.

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Hamal, I. A. & A. K. Koul. 1989. Taxonomic position of Centella asiatica (L.) Urban. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci., Pl. Sci. 99: 363–368.

CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — HSU, C.-C. 1968. Preliminary chromosome studies on the vascular plants of Taiwan (II). Taiwania No. 14: 11-27.

n 241×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Constance, L., T. i. Chuang & C. R. Bell. 1976. Chromosome numbers in Umbelliferae. V. Amer. J. Bot. 63(5): 608–625.

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=0.140 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type2 739 records

Wild obs. + sensor2 338

Museum / vouchered400

Cultivated / captive1

Origin

Native3

Introduced7

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO6 012 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 accuracy93% within 1 km

≤100 m 1 253≤1 km 156≤10 km 48>10 km 61

1 518 georeferenced · 820 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor2 338

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 accuracy75% within 1 km

≤100 m 29≤1 km 11≤10 km 9>10 km 4

53 georeferenced · 347 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence400

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 · 1 records without

Open the mapnot free-living1

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 institutions13 of 16 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Auckland, NZ	150
Wellington, NZ	118
Christchurch, NZ	87
Rotorua, NZ	14
Riverside, US	3
Mount Annan, AU	3
Edinburgh, GB	3
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	2
Chicago, US	2
Claremont, US	1
Irvine, US	1
Hobart, AU	1
Los Angeles, US	1
LDlocation not on record	1
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record	1
Canberra, AU	1

16 institutions · 389 of 400 vouchered records shown · 11 without an institution code

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

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

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Hydrocotyle moschata

At a glance

Sources8 archives

Size & morphology17

Life cycle & reproduction6

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment7

Physiology & chemistry1

Compound class profile5 classes

Documented compounds35 total

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type2 739 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions13 of 16 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Record type2 739 records