Lithops lesliei — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Aizoaceae/Lithops

At a glance

Occurrence records30

Data sources7

Biological traits12

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Lithops lesliei's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility30 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page4 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources12 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF30 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 18

01Narrative

Lithops lesliei is a species of plant in the family Aizoaceae. The plant is threatened due to its medicinal properties.Williams, V.L., Raimondo, D., Crouch, N.R., Cunningham, A.B., Scott-Shaw, C.R., Lötter, M., Ngwenya, A.M. & Mills, L. 2008. Lithops lesliei (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. subsp. lesliei. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2012.1. Accessed on 2013/01/08

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology1

Plant height max0.01 m

Life cycle & reproduction2

Life formsucculent perennial

Life spanperennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment7

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatedesert or dry shrubland

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max1 950 m

Elevation min900 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formsucculent

Physiology & chemistry1

Photosynthetic pathwayC4/CAM

⚠ sources differ — TRY: C4/CAM · GIFT: C4

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

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 Lithops lesliei has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Lithops lesliei 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 records18–182n range18median18mode4records

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

2n 184×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-fedorov · CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants +1

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Albers, F. & R. HAAS. 1978. Karyosystematische Untersuchungen bei den Mesembryanthemaceae Fenzl emend. Herre et Volk. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 99: 462–467.

CCDB · book-fedorov — de Vos 1947

CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants

CCDB · Oberlander2016 — Albers & Haas, 1978

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

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type30 records

Wild obs. + sensor30

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO116 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 accuracy3% within 1 km

≤1 km 1>10 km 29

30 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor30

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.