Lepidagathis alopecuroidea, synonym Teliostachya alopecuroidea, the pata de gallina, is a plant with a wide distribution in the Americas (from southern Mexico to northern Paraguay) and Africa (from west tropical Africa to east Tanzania and Angola).
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Habitat GIFTFloresta Ciliar ou Galeria, Floresta Ombrófila (= Floresta Pluvial)
Woodinessnon-woody
Physiology & chemistry1
Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer
05DNA & barcoding3 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 Lepidagathis alopecuroidea has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens3
Marker genes3
GenBank sequences1
eDNA detections2
Countries1
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.
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plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualLepidagathis alopecuroidea 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 = 18 n = 9
Ploidydiploid inferred
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
n 91×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Daniel, T. F., T. I. Chuang & M. A. Baker. 1990. Chromosome numbers of American Acanthaceae. Syst. Bot. 15(1): 13–25.
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 accuracy66% within 1 km
≤100 m 31≤1 km 7≤10 km 5>10 km 15
58 georeferenced · 61 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor119
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 accuracy50% within 1 km
≤100 m 5≤1 km 2≤10 km 7
14 georeferenced · 623 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence637
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 institutions28 of 91 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
123
Kew, GB
44
National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record
35
Bronx, US
25
WAGlocation not on record
22
St. Augustine, TT
19
Museo Nacional de Costa Rica (MNCR)location not on record
15
Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas - SINCHIlocation not on record
11
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
11
BRLUlocation not on record
10
Plocation not on record
10
Embrapa Agrobiology Diazothrophic Microbial Culture Collectionlocation not on record
10
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldilocation not on record
9
Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH)location not on record
9
Chaguaramas, TT
8
Paris, FR
8
UEMAlocation not on record
7
Université de Bordeauxlocation not on record
6
León, NI
5
Institut de Recherche Agronomique de Guinée (IRAG)location not on record
5
Altos de Pipe, VE
5
LBVlocation not on record
4
JBRJlocation not on record
4
Empresa Pernambucana de Pesquisa Agropecuária, IPAlocation not on record
4
UFPElocation not on record
4
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Nortelocation not on record
4
Anton de Kom University of Surinamelocation not on record
3
San José, CR
3
Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA)location not on record
3
Yaoundé, CM
3
Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record
3
Université National du Béninlocation not on record
3
INBIOlocation not on record
3
Departamento de Sistematica e Ecologialocation not on record
3
USP-IBlocation not on record
3
Fortaleza, BR
2
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record
2
Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoirelocation not on record
2
UFMGlocation not on record
2
Mexico City, MX
2
UnBlocation not on record
2
Universidade Federal do Ceara, Departamento de Biologialocation not on record
2
Chicago, US
2
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BO
2
Njala Universitylocation not on record
2
Laboratorio de Ictiologialocation not on record
2
UFBAlocation not on record
2
IPHAMETRAlocation not on record
2
Berlin, DE
2
Durango, MX
2
Glocation not on record
2
Grinnell Collegelocation not on record
2
Salvador, BR
2
UFRPElocation not on record
2
Frankfurt am Main
1
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
1
Universidad de los Llanos (UniLlanos)location not on record
1
INMAlocation not on record
1
Instituto Amazonico de Investigaciones Cientificas Sinchilocation not on record
1
Elocation not on record
1
Feira de Santana, BR
1
University of Oxfordlocation not on record
1
Llocation not on record
1
Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chilelocation not on record
1
EAlocation not on record
1
Claremont, US
1
CASlocation not on record
1
Santa Teresa, BR
1
IPA/SPlocation not on record
1
Arusha, TZ
1
University of Santo Tomas Museumlocation not on record
1
Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabascolocation not on record
1
Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS)location not on record
1
Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeirolocation not on record
1
Universidade Federal do Maranhãolocation not on record
1
Cambridge, US
1
Cochabamba, BO
1
LISClocation not on record
1
National Natural History Collectionslocation not on record
1
Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung: Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseumlocation not on record
1
Herbier National du Gabonlocation not on record
1
Pretoria, ZA
1
Davis, US
1
Centre National de Semences Forestièreslocation not on record
1
Cruz das Almas, BR
1
Ann Arbor, US
1
Universidade Federal de Goiáslocation not on record
1
URCAlocation not on record
1
UFRRJlocation not on record
1
OTSlocation not on record
1
IFANlocation not on record
1
91 institutions · 519 of 637 vouchered records shown · 118 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA2 detections
Where the DNA of Lepidagathis alopecuroidea 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 found2
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 2 detections have coordinates
Open the map1 country0
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 median25.0 °C 25.0–25.0
Seasonal swing summer↔winter2.30 °C
Max temp (day)29.1 °C
Min temp (night)20.9 °C
Precipitation303 mm/mo
Air humidity65.4 %
Moisture balance161 mm/mo
Vapour deficit1,092 Pa
Wind speed0.7 m/s
Cloud cover74.6 %
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 1 detection point · 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 Facility756 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics3 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗