Lotus dorycnium
speciesAt a glance
Occurrence records21 749
Data sources9
Biological traits27
DNA specimens14
eDNA detections10
Sources9 archives
Databases and archives Lotus dorycnium's data was compiled from.
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility21 749 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI10 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics14 specimens↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
Paleobiology DatabasePBDB consortiumfossil record↗On this page7 sections
Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
NarrativeWikipediaarticle
Traits & measurements3 literature sources27 traits
Chemical compositionLOTUS10 compounds
Occurrence & distributionGBIF21 749 records
Environmental DNA1 datasets · 4 countries10 detections
DNA & barcodingBOLD14 specimens
Genome at a glanceCCDB1.2 Gbp
01Narrative
Dorycnium pentaphyllum est une espèce de plantes à fleurs de la famille des Fabaceae. C'est une petite plante herbacée méditerranéenne.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
02Traits & measurements
SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY
Size & morphology6
Leaf size7.45 mm²
Plant height0.225 m
⚠ sources differ — GIFT: 0.225 m · TRY: 0.29 m
Plant height generative0.108 m
Seed mass2.8 mg
⚠ sources differ — TRY: 2.8 mg · GIFT: 2.42 mg
Seed mass max3.73 mg
Seed mass min1.87 mg
Life cycle & reproduction6
DeciduousnessDeciduous
Dispersal typeanimal
Life formsubshrub or perennial
Life spanperennial
Lifespan years9 years
Raunkiær life formchamaephyte
Diet & foraging1
Parasiteindependent
Habitat & environment5
Climatetemperate
Climberself-supporting
Fruit fleshinessdry
Growth formshrub
⚠ sources differ — GIFT: shrub · TRY: H
Woodinessnon-woody
Physiology & chemistry8
Leaf C:N ratio15.8 g/g
Leaf c488 mg/g
Leaf dry-matter content (LDMC)249 mg/g
Leaf n25.11 mg/g
Leaf p0.529 mg/g
Photosynthetic pathwayC3
Specific leaf area (SLA)12.51 mm²/mg
Wood density201 mg/cm³
Other traits1
Diaspore typeone-seeded generative dispersule
03Chemical composition10 compounds
Compounds documented for Lotus dorycnium across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile2 classes
Flavonols9
Dihydroflavonols $ Flavanones1
Documented compounds10 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (2S,3R)-5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3,7-bis[[(2R,3S,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy]-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one | present | LOTUS | |
| 3,4',7-Trihydroxyflavone | present | LOTUS | |
| 5,7-dihydroxy-3-[(2R,3S,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyl-tetrahydropyran-2-yl]oxy-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)chromen-4-one | present | LOTUS | |
| 5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-7-[(2S,3S,4S,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-3-[(2S,3S,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one | present | LOTUS | |
| 8-Methoxykaempferol | present | LOTUS | |
| Isorhamnetin | present | LOTUS | |
| Kaempferol | present | LOTUS | |
| Myricetin 3-glucoside | present | LOTUS | |
| Myricitrin | present | LOTUS | |
| Quercetin 3-alpha-D-galactoside | present | LOTUS |
05DNA & barcoding14 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 Lotus dorycnium has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens14
Marker genes7
eDNA detections10
Countries5
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.
★matK★rbcL★rbcLa★trnL-F★ITS★ITS2cp-trnL-intron
plant barcodefungal barcodemarker
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manual Lotus dorycnium 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.
Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is
Genome size1 207 830 000 bp
Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).
BACTERIUM Carsonella ruddii0.00016 Gb
FUNGUS0.04 Gb
INSECT0.25 Gb
THIS GENOME Lotus dorycnium1.21 Gb
HUMAN3.2 Gb
WHEAT17 Gb
FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb
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 = 14 n = 7
Ploidypolyploid inferred
Chromosome records12–162n range14median14mode51records
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
2n 1448×CCDB · ita-fl · CCDB · slov-fl · CCDB · iber-fl +11
CCDB · ita-fl — VILLA R., SANNA D. - 1984 (1983). Numeri cromosomici per la flora italiana:956-961.. Inform. Bot. Ital. , 15(1): 49-52.
CCDB · slov-fl — Májovský J. et al., 1974b: Index of chromosome numbers of Slovakian flora Part 4. - Acta Fac. Rerum Nat. Univ. Comen., Bot. 23: 1-23.
CCDB · iber-fl — Contribution l'tude cytotaxonomique de la flore das Balares. I Cardona, M. A.Acta Phytotax. Barcinon.14: 1-20(1973).
CCDB · iber-fl — Cyto-Taxonomical Studies in Lotus III. Some New Chromosome Numbers. Larsen, K.Bot. Tidsskr.53: 49-56(1957).
CCDB · iber-fl — Etude biosystematique de Dorycnium pentaphyllum Scop. subsp. fulgurans (Porta) Comb. Nova, endmique des Balares. Cardona, M. A., Ll. Llorens & E. Sierra.Collect. Bot. (Barcelona)14: 133-150(1983).
CCDB · poland — Pogan E., Czapik R., Jankun A., Kuta E. et al. 1982 a. Further studies in chromosome numbers of Polish Angiosperms. Part XV. Acta Biol. Cracov. Ser. Bot. 24, 91-126.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Villa, R. & D. Sanna. 1983. Numeri cromosomici per la Flora Italiana: 956-961. Inform. Bot. Ital. 15: 49–52.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Pogan, E., R. CZAPIK, A. Jankun & E. Kuta. 1982. Further studies in chromosome numbers of Polish angiosperms. Part XV. Acta Biol. Cracov., Ser. Bot. 24: 113–126.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Cardona, M. A. 1973. Contribution a l'etude cytotaxonomique de la flora des Baleares I. Acta Phytotax. Barcinon. 14: 1–20.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Dvorak, F. 1977a. Study of chromosomes of Angiosperms 6. Scripta Fac. Sci. Nat. Univ. Purkyn. Brun. 3, 7: 119–142.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Buttler, K. P. 1983. Chromosomenzahlen von Gefässpflanzen aus Hessen (und dem angrenzenden Bayern). 1. Folge. Hess. Florist. Briefe. 32: 23–26ý.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Van Loon, J. C. & B. Kieft. 1980. In Chromosome number reports LXVIII. Taxon 29: 538–542.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Demiriz, H. & T. Celebioglu. 1980. In Chromosome number reports LXVIII. Taxon 29: 542.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Natarajan, G. 1977. Contribution à l'etude caryosystematique des especes de la garrigue languedocienne. These, Academie de Montpellier, France.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Natarajan, G. 1978. In IOPB chromosome number reports LXII. Taxon 27: 519–535.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Fernandes, A. & M. QUEIROS. 1978. Contribution à la connaissance cytotaxinomique des Spermatophyta du Portugal. IV. Leguminosee (Suppl. 3). Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2 52: 79–164.
CCDB · book-ipcn72 — KLIPHUIS, E . & J.H. WIEFFERING. 1972. Chromosome numbers of some Angiosperms from the South of France. Acta Bot. Neer!. 21: 598-604.
CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — MAJOVSKY, J., ET. AL. 1970. Index of chromosome numbers of Slovakian flora (Part 1). Acta Fae. Rerum Nat. Univ. Comenianae Bot. 16.: 1-26.
CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — FERNANDES, A., & M.F. SANTOS. 1971. Contribution a la connaissance cytotaxinomique des Spermatophyta du Portugal IV. Leguminosae. Bol. Soc. Brot. 45 (ser. 2): 177-226.
CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 — Cardona 1973
CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 — Dvorak & Dadakova 1976a
CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 — Murin 1974
CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 — Fernandes & Queiros 1978
CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 — Labadie l 976a
CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 — Natarajan 1978
CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 — Natarajan 1977
CCDB · book-ipcn73-74 — CARDONA, M.A. 1973. Contribution a l'etude cytotaxonimique de la flore des Baleares. I. Acta Phytotax. Barcinonesia 14: 1-20.
CCDB · book-ipcn73-74 — MAJOVSKY, J., ET AL. 1974. Index of chromosome numbers of Slovakian Flora. (Part 4). Acta Fac. Rerum Nat. Univ. Comenianae Bot. 23: 1-23.
CCDB · book-ipcn73-74 — NILSSON, Q., & P. LASSEN. 1971. Chromosome numbers of vascular pla from Austria, Mallorca and Yugoslav1a. Bot. Not1ser 124: 270-276. I
CCDB · book-fedorov — BoJIXOBCKHX ueony6JI
CCDB · book-fedorov — lJexou, KapTameBa 1932a,6
CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants
CCDB · kew — Siljak-Yakovlev S, Pustahija F, Šolic EM, Bogunic F, Muratovic E, Bašic N, Catrice O, Brown SC. 2010. Towards a genome size and chromosome number database of Balkan flora: C-values in 343 taxa with novel values for 242. Advanced Science Letters 3: 190-213
CCDB · Cave1956 — Larsen b
CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Villa, R. & D. Sanna. (1983). Numeri cromosomici per la flora italiana: 956-961. Inf. Bot. Ital. 15:49-52.
CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Siljak-Yakovlev, S., Pustahija, F., Šoli?, E.M., Boguni?, F., Muratovi?, E., Baši?, N., Catrice, O. & S. C. Brown. (2010). Towards a Genome Size and Chromosome Number Database of Balkan Flora: C-Values in 343 Taxa with Novel Values for 242 Advanced Scienc
CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Cardona, M. À. (1973). Contribution à l'étude cytotaxonomique de la flore des Baléares. I. Acta Phytotax. Barcinon. 14: 1-20.
CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Cardona, M. À., Llorens, L. l. & Sierra Ràfols, E. (1983). Étudie biosystematique de Dorycnium penthaphyllum Scop. subsp. fulgurans (Porta) comb. nova, endémique des Baléares Orientales. Collect. Bot. (Barcelona) 14: 133-150.
CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Labadie, J. P. (1976). Reports [In Löve, A. (ed.), IOPB chromosome numbers reports LIV]. Taxon 25(5/6): 636-639.
CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Kliphuis, E. & Wieffering, J. H. (1972). Chromosome numbers of some Angiosperms from the South of France. Acta Bot. Neerl. 21: 598-604.
+4 more references
2n 122×CCDB · iber-fl · CCDB · CromoCat 2015
CCDB · iber-fl — Contribution la connaissance cytotaxinomique des spermatophyta du Portugal. IV. Leguminosae Fernandes, A. & M. F. Santos.Bol. Soc. Brot. ser. 245: 177-225(1971).
CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Fernandes, A. & Santos, M. F. (1971). Contribution à la connaissance cytotaxinomique des spermatophyta du Portugal. IV. Leguminosae. Bol. Soc. Brot. 45: 177-226.
2n 161×CCDB · CromoCat 2015
CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Demiriz, H. & Celebioglu, T. (1980). Reports [In Löve, A. (ed.), IOPB chromosome numbers reports LXVIII]. Taxon 29(4): 542.
n 76×CCDB · iber-fl · CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · CromoCat 2015
CCDB · iber-fl — Aportaciones al conocimiento cariolgico de la tribu Loteae (Fabaceae). Vioque, J. & J. Pastor.Lazaroa12: 9-19(1991).
CCDB · iber-fl — Nmeros cromosmicos para la flora espaola, 664-690. Ruz de Clavijo Jimnez, E.Lagascalia17(1): 161-172(1993).
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Vioque, J. & J. Pastor. 1991. Aportaciones al conocimiento cariológico de la tribu Loteae (Fabaceae). Lazaroa 12: 9–19.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Ruíz de Clavijo, E. 1993. Números cromosomáticos para la flora Española 664--690. Lagascalia 17: 161–172.
CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Vioque, J. & J. Pastor. (1991). Aportaciones al conocimiento cariológico de la tribu Loteae (Fabaceae). Lazaroa 12: 9-19.
CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Ruíz de Clavijo Jiménez, E. (1993). Números cromosómicos para la flora española. 664-690. Lagascalia 17(1): 161-172.
Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources
polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · family-scale
PloiDB · family-scale — chromEvol; reliability=0.984 ↗
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type21 749 records
Wild obs. + sensor20 374
Museum / vouchered474
Other901
Origin
Native17
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO27 780 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 accuracy82% within 1 km
≤100 m 8 886≤1 km 2 584≤10 km 2 392>10 km 69
13 931 georeferenced · 6 443 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor20 374
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 accuracy23% within 1 km
≤100 m 1≤1 km 2≤10 km 10
13 georeferenced · 461 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence474
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 institutions4 of 14 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| BIO-UNIPIlocation not on record | 367 |
| BDBClocation not on record | 40 |
| BClocation not on record | 18 |
| Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record | 3 |
| GBS RAN - Glavny Botanichesky Sad Rossijskoj Akademii Nauklocation not on record | 3 |
| EL PASO, US | 1 |
| Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resourceslocation not on record | 1 |
| CIBIOlocation not on record | 1 |
| MAlocation not on record | 1 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Denver, US | 1 |
| Durham, US | 1 |
| Muséum Henri Lecoqlocation not on record | 1 |
| Helsinki, FI | 1 |
14 institutions · 440 of 474 vouchered records shown · 29 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA10 detections
Where the DNA of Lotus dorycnium 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 found10
Studies independent surveys1
Countries4
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 10 detections have coordinates
Open the map4 countries0
scrubland
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 median15.1 °C 14.8–17.7
Seasonal swing summer↔winter18.6 °C
Max temp (day)19.6 °C 19.0–23.0
Min temp (night)9.90 °C 9.00–12.0
Precipitation49.0 mm/mo 32.6–68.4
Air humidity55.6 % 52.8–60.3
Moisture balance-55.3 mm/mo -97.3–-34.7
Vapour deficit868 Pa 684–1,037
Wind speed2.70 m/s 2.00–3.20
Cloud cover36.6 % 32.2–39.6
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 6 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.