Iris ensata
Thunb. · speciesAt a glance
Sources13 archives
Databases and archives Iris ensata's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation11 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 017 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI9 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics10 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↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Iris ensata, the Japanese irisRudy J. Favretti and Joy P. Favretti or Japanese water iris (Japanese: hanashōbu), formerly I. kaempferi, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae, native to Japan, China, Korea and Russia, and widely cultivated as an ornamental plant. "Japanese iris" may also refer to I. sanguinea and I. laevigata, both native to Japan.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology9
Life cycle & reproduction5
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment7
Physiology & chemistry1
Compounds documented for Iris ensata across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds74 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-Catechin 3-Gallate | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,2R,20R,42R,46S)-7,8,9,12,13,14,25,26,27,30,31,32,35,36,37-pentadecahydroxy-46-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxyoxan-2-yl]-3,18,21,41,43-pentaoxanonacyclo[27.13.3.138,42.02,20.05,10.011,16.023,28.033,45.034,39]hexatetraconta-5,7,9,11,13,15,23,25,27,29(45),30,32,34(39),35,37-pentadecaene-4,17,22,40,44-pentone | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,2R,20R,42R,46S)-7,8,9,12,13,14,25,26,27,30,31,32,35,36,37-pentadecahydroxy-46-[(2S,3S,4S,5R)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxyoxan-2-yl]-3,18,21,41,43-pentaoxanonacyclo[27.13.3.138,42.02,20.05,10.011,16.023,28.033,45.034,39]hexatetraconta-5,7,9,11,13,15,23,25,27,29(45),30,32,34(39),35,37-pentadecaene-4,17,22,40,44-pentone | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,2R,20R,42S,46R)-15-[(1R,2S,20S,42S,46S)-7,8,9,12,13,14,20,25,26,27,30,31,32,35,36,37-hexadecahydroxy-4,17,22,40,44-pentaoxo-3,18,21,41,43-pentaoxanonacyclo[27.13.3.138,42.02,20.05,10.011,16.023,28.033,45.034,39]hexatetraconta-5,7,9,11,13,15,23,25,27,29(45),30,32,34(39),35,37-pentadecaen-46-yl]-7,8,9,12,13,14,25,26,27,30,31,32,35,36,37,46-hexadecahydroxy-3,18,21,41,43-pentaoxanonacyclo[27.13.3.138,42.02,20.05,10.011,16.023,28.033,45.034,39]hexatetraconta-5,7,9,11(16),12,14,23,25,27,29(45),30,32,34(39),35,37-pentadecaene-4,17,22,40,44-pentone | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,2R,20R,42S,46R)-7,8,9,12,13,14,25,26,27,30,31,32,35,36,37,46-hexadecahydroxy-15-[(1R,2R,20R,42S,46R)-7,8,9,12,13,14,25,26,27,30,31,32,35,36,37-pentadecahydroxy-4,17,22,40,44-pentaoxo-3,18,21,41,43-pentaoxanonacyclo[27.13.3.138,42.02,20.05,10.011,16.023,28.033,45.034,39]hexatetraconta-5,7,9,11,13,15,23,25,27,29(45),30,32,34(39),35,37-pentadecaen-46-yl]-3,18,21,41,43-pentaoxanonacyclo[27.13.3.138,42.02,20.05,10.011,16.023,28.033,45.034,39]hexatetraconta-5,7,9,11(16),12,14,23,25,27,29(45),30,32,34(39),35,37-pentadecaene-4,17,22,40,44-pentone | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,2R,20R,42S,46R)-7,8,9,12,13,14,25,26,27,30,31,32,35,36,37-pentadecahydroxy-46-[(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxyoxan-2-yl]-3,18,21,41,43-pentaoxanonacyclo[27.13.3.138,42.02,20.05,10.011,16.023,28.033,45.034,39]hexatetraconta-5,7,9,11,13,15,23,25,27,29(45),30,32,34(39),35,37-pentadecaene-4,17,22,40,44-pentone | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,2R,20R,42S,46R)-7,8,9,12,13,14,25,26,27,30,31,32,35,36,37-pentadecahydroxy-46-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxyoxan-2-yl]-3,18,21,41,43-pentaoxanonacyclo[27.13.3.138,42.02,20.05,10.011,16.023,28.033,45.034,39]hexatetraconta-5,7,9,11,13,15,23,25,27,29(45),30,32,34(39),35,37-pentadecaene-4,17,22,40,44-pentone | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,2R,20R,42S,46R)-7,8,9,12,13,14,25,26,27,30,31,32,35,36,37-pentadecahydroxy-46-[(2S,3S,4S,5R)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxyoxan-2-yl]-3,18,21,41,43-pentaoxanonacyclo[27.13.3.138,42.02,20.05,10.011,16.023,28.033,45.034,39]hexatetraconta-5,7,9,11,13,15,23,25,27,29(45),30,32,34(39),35,37-pentadecaene-4,17,22,40,44-pentone | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,2R,20R,42S,46S)-7,8,9,12,13,14,25,26,27,30,31,32,35,36,37,46-hexadecahydroxy-15-[(1R,2R,20R,42S,46R)-7,8,9,12,13,14,25,26,27,30,31,32,35,36,37-pentadecahydroxy-4,17,22,40,44-pentaoxo-3,18,21,41,43-pentaoxanonacyclo[27.13.3.138,42.02,20.05,10.011,16.023,28.033,45.034,39]hexatetraconta-5,7,9,11,13,15,23,25,27,29(45),30,32,34(39),35,37-pentadecaen-46-yl]-3,18,21,41,43-pentaoxanonacyclo[27.13.3.138,42.02,20.05,10.011,16.023,28.033,45.034,39]hexatetraconta-5,7,9,11(16),12,14,23,25,27,29(45),30,32,34(39),35,37-pentadecaene-4,17,22,40,44-pentone | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,2R,20S,42S,46S)-15-[(1R,2S,20S,42S,46S)-7,8,9,12,13,14,20,25,26,27,30,31,32,35,36,37-hexadecahydroxy-4,17,22,40,44-pentaoxo-3,18,21,41,43-pentaoxanonacyclo[27.13.3.138,42.02,20.05,10.011,16.023,28.033,45.034,39]hexatetraconta-5,7,9,11,13,15,23,25,27,29(45),30,32,34(39),35,37-pentadecaen-46-yl]-7,8,9,12,13,14,25,26,27,30,31,32,35,36,37,46-hexadecahydroxy-3,18,21,41,43-pentaoxanonacyclo[27.13.3.138,42.02,20.05,10.011,16.023,28.033,45.034,39]hexatetraconta-5,7,9,11(16),12,14,23,25,27,29(45),30,32,34(39),35,37-pentadecaene-4,17,22,40,44-pentone | present | NPASS |
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 Iris ensata 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 Iris ensata 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 2417×CCDB · iapt · CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn66 +2
2n 4011×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 · CCDB · book-ipcn73-74 +1
2n 221×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
2n 251×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
n 202×CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 · CCDB · book-ipcn75-78
polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · family-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 017 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 institutions27 of 56 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Institute of Applied Ecology, Academia Sinicalocation not on record | 73 |
| Beijing, CN | 44 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 39 |
| Guangzhou, CN | 28 |
| Xinxiang, CN | 23 |
| Paris, FR | 21 |
| KR | 18 |
| Herbarium of the Department of Botany, University of Tokyolocation not on record | 14 |
| Forest Survey and Design Institute, Forestry Administrative Bureau of Daxinganlinglocation not on record | 10 |
| Kyoto Universitylocation not on record | 9 |
| Shanghai, CN | 9 |
| Kagoshima, JP | 8 |
| Nanjing, CN | 6 |
| J. Rusek Collectionlocation not on record | 6 |
| Sichuan Grassland Research Institutelocation not on record | 5 |
| Shanxi Institute of Biologylocation not on record | 5 |
| Hangzhou, CN | 5 |
| Xining, CN | 4 |
| Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Gardenlocation not on record | 4 |
| GBS RAN - Glavny Botanichesky Sad Rossijskoj Akademii Nauklocation not on record | 3 |
| Madison, US | 3 |
| Yangling, CN | 3 |
| Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Scienceslocation not on record | 3 |
| WTUlocation not on record | 3 |
| Beijing Natural History Museumlocation not on record | 3 |
| National Institute of Biological Resourceslocation not on record | 3 |
| Obihiro Centennial City Museumlocation not on record | 3 |
| Awka, NG | 2 |
| Chiba, JP | 2 |
| Chengdu, CN | 2 |
| BRNUlocation not on record | 2 |
| Fukushima Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| 东北师范大学自然博物馆location not on record | 2 |
| Otaru, JP | 2 |
| Toyama, JP | 2 |
| ENTClocation not on record | 2 |
| Sanda, JP | 2 |
| Inner Mongolia Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| Tianjin Natural History Museumlocation not on record | 2 |
| Museum of the Rockieslocation not on record | 2 |
| DNSMlocation not on record | 2 |
| Nanjing, CN | 2 |
| Nagano City, JP | 1 |
| Santa Barbara, US | 1 |
| Natural History Museum, Tribhuvan Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| College Park, US | 1 |
| McWane Science Centerlocation not on record | 1 |
| Tokushima, JP | 1 |
| Servico de Microbiologia e Imunologialocation not on record | 1 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| JP | 1 |
| “Manash Kozybayev North Kazakhstan University" NPLClocation not on record | 1 |
| Kunming, CN | 1 |
| Tsukuba, JP | 1 |
| Salzburg, AT | 1 |
| Shinshu Universitylocation not on record | 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 Iris ensata 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.