Hymenocardia acida is a plant of the family Phyllanthaceae native to tropical Africa. It is a small tree that grows to 10 m tall. Occurs in the Guinea and Sudanian savannah zones and deciduous woodland, from Senegal eastwards to Ethiopia and southwards reaching Zimbabwe.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Compounds documented for Hymenocardia acida across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile1 class
Cinnamic acids and derivatives $ Phenylethanoids1
Documented compounds6 total
Compound
Class
Amount
Source
ATQXXRJEZULCTG-PMANLFHCSA-N
present
NPASS
Chloroquine
present
NPASS
GXILGVOHIUSSHG-GBAUTYPGSA-N
present
NPASS
Verbascoside
present
NPASS
ZIVHHMWYFAAFLX-PMANLFHCSA-N
present
NPASS
ZNPOAGVPTQCADG-UVTPOYCYSA-N
present
NPASS
05DNA & barcoding8 specimens
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 Hymenocardia acida has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens8
Marker genes3
GenBank sequences3
eDNA detections7
Countries2
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.
★matK1★rbcL2★rbcLa
plant barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualHymenocardia acida 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 = 26 n = 13
Ploidypolyploid inferred
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
2n 261×CCDB · Cave1963
CCDB · Cave1963 — Miege 1960
Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy98% within 1 km
≤100 m 163≤1 km 3≤10 km 1>10 km 3
170 georeferenced · 2 419 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor2 589
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 accuracy11% within 1 km
≤100 m 1≤1 km 1≤10 km 13>10 km 3
18 georeferenced · 1 069 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 087
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km
≤10 km 51
51 georeferenced
Open the mapnot free-living51
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 institutions17 of 69 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
124
MeiseBGlocation not on record
110
Yaoundé, CM
71
Kew, GB
67
HNBlocation not on record
52
WAGlocation not on record
39
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropicallocation not on record
35
LBVlocation not on record
32
Herbier National du Gabonlocation not on record
30
Frankfurt am Main
28
BRLUlocation not on record
24
Embrapa Agrobiology Diazothrophic Microbial Culture Collectionlocation not on record
19
Université du Lomélocation not on record
19
Institut de Recherche Agronomique de Guinée (IRAG)location not on record
19
Plocation not on record
16
CNF-UFHBlocation not on record
16
EFGlocation not on record
16
Dresden, DE
14
Xiamen, CN
12
LSF/FSA/UAClocation not on record
11
LSFlocation not on record
10
Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoirelocation not on record
10
Leiden University Medical Centerlocation not on record
9
Glocation not on record
8
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique / Institut de l'environnement et de recherches agricoleslocation not on record
8
Université National du Béninlocation not on record
6
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
6
Mlocation not on record
6
MAlocation not on record
5
Pretoria, ZA
5
Berlin, DE
5
Bronx, US
4
Forest Herbarium Ibadan (FHI)location not on record
4
Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles (CRSN/Lwiro)location not on record
3
LISClocation not on record
3
University of Hamburglocation not on record
3
IPHAMETRAlocation not on record
3
University of Johannesburglocation not on record
3
University of Santo Tomas Museumlocation not on record
3
Clocation not on record
3
Uppsala, SE
2
EAlocation not on record
2
Elocation not on record
2
Forestry Research Institute of Nigerialocation not on record
2
University of Oxfordlocation not on record
2
Paris, FR
2
University of Zambialocation not on record
2
Zlocation not on record
2
Dublin, IE
1
Llocation not on record
1
CJBGlocation not on record
1
TAFORI-LSRClocation not on record
1
Stockholm, SE
1
Ulocation not on record
1
CMULlocation not on record
1
Centre National de Semences Forestièreslocation not on record
1
Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung: Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseumlocation not on record
1
Botanical Garden "Anastasie Fatu" of Iasilocation not on record
1
Helsinki, FI
1
Njala Universitylocation not on record
1
Goucher Collegelocation not on record
1
UJLOGlocation not on record
1
Uniwersytet Wrocławskilocation not on record
1
Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Herbariumlocation not on record
1
Madison, US
1
UJlocation not on record
1
Fort Worth, US
1
St. Paul, US
1
Eduardo Mondlane Universitylocation not on record
1
69 institutions · 898 of 1 087 vouchered records shown · 189 without an institution code
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
09Environmental DNA7 detections
Where the DNA of Hymenocardia acida 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 found7
Studies independent surveys1
Countries2
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 7 detections have coordinates
Open the map2 countries0
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 median22.7 °C 20.1–26.9
Seasonal swing summer↔winter6.10 °C
Max temp (day)28.1 °C 25.6–32.6
Min temp (night)16.5 °C 14.9–21.6
Precipitation25.7 mm/mo 1.90–78.9
Air humidity56.9 % 50.4–60.4
Moisture balance-72.4 mm/mo -127–-53.7
Vapour deficit1,359 Pa 941–1,599
Wind speed2.10 m/s 1.80–2.40
Cloud cover21.9 % 12.4–34.8
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 5 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.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility3 845 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI7 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics8 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↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗