Metternichia principis

J.C.Mikan · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Metternichia

At a glance

Occurrence records186

Data sources7

Biological traits9

DNA specimens2

eDNA detections1

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Metternichia principis's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation5 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility186 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI1 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 specimens↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

On this page5 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources9 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF186 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 0 countries1 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD2 specimens

01Narrative

Metternichia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae. The only species is Metternichia principis . It is native to eastern Brazil. The genus name of Metternichia is in honour of Klemens von Metternich (1773–1859), diplomat and English painter and illustrator. The Latin specific epithet of principis is derived from princeps meaning foremost. Both the genus and species were first described and published by Johann Christian Mikan in Del. Fl. Faun. Bras. on table 13 in 1823.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology2

Plant height7.5 m

Plant height max10 m

Life cycle & reproduction2

Life formshrub

Life spanperennial

Habitat & environment4

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Growth formtree

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry1

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

05DNA & barcoding2 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 Metternichia principis has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens2

Marker genes2

eDNA detections1

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.

★COI-5P★ITS

animal barcodefungal barcode

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type186 records

Wild obs. + sensor8

Museum / vouchered178

Origin

Native69

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO416 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 accuracy88% within 1 km

≤100 m 5≤1 km 2≤10 km 1

8 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor8

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 accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 6

6 georeferenced · 172 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence178

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 institutions8 of 22 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Laboratorio de Ictiologialocation not on record	31
Bronx, US	28
UFMGlocation not on record	21
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record	17
Chicago, US	13
Feira de Santana, BR	11
South Kensington, GB	11
CEPLAClocation not on record	8
HUENFlocation not on record	6
JBRJlocation not on record	6
Wlocation not on record	6
Departamento de Sistematica e Ecologialocation not on record	4
Stockholm, SE	3
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	3
Cruz das Almas, BR	2
VALElocation not on record	2
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Nortelocation not on record	1
Campo Mourão, BR	1
UFRRJlocation not on record	1
Jataí / Setor Industrial, BR	1
UFSClocation not on record	1
UTFPR-CPlocation not on record	1

22 institutions · 178 of 178 vouchered records shown

09Environmental DNA1 detections

Where the DNA of Metternichia principis 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 found1

Studies independent surveys1

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 1 detections have coordinates

Open the map0 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.

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.

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