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 Miconia lacera has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens16
Marker genes4
GenBank sequences5
eDNA detections7
Countries2
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.
★rbcL3★rbcLa★ITS2★ITS2
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualMiconia lacera 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 = 34 n = 17
Ploidydiploid inferred
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
n 171×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Solt, M. L. & J. J. Wurdack. 1980. Chromosome numbers in the Melastomataceae. Phytologia 47: 199–220.
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 accuracy90% within 1 km
≤100 m 52≤1 km 32≤10 km 6>10 km 3
93 georeferenced · 81 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor174
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 accuracy59% within 1 km
≤100 m 58≤1 km 51≤10 km 58>10 km 19
186 georeferenced · 1 063 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 249
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 institutions36 of 76 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
443
National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record
115
CASlocation not on record
76
Bronx, US
64
Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA)location not on record
61
Museo Nacional de Costa Rica (MNCR)location not on record
59
León, NI
41
Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record
36
Mexico City, MX
36
Durango, MX
28
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
26
Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH)location not on record
20
Altos de Pipe, VE
17
Provincia di Livornolocation not on record
17
St. Augustine, TT
15
HUAlocation not on record
14
Chicago, US
12
San José, CR
9
Mérida, MX
9
Area de Conservacion Guanacastelocation not on record
8
MAlocation not on record
8
Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas - SINCHIlocation not on record
8
Durham, US
7
Kew, GB
6
Tapachula, MX
6
Tampa, US
6
Fundación Jardín Botánico Joaquín Antonio Uribe de Medellínlocation not on record
5
Edinburgh, GB
4
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MX
4
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PUJ)location not on record
4
Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad Herbario, Costa Ricalocation not on record
4
Austin, US
4
Universidad de Caldas (UCaldas)location not on record
4
MEDELlocation not on record
3
Cambridge, US
3
Sangmiung Universitylocation not on record
3
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record
3
Universidad de Nariño (UdeNar)location not on record
3
CJBGlocation not on record
2
Xiamen, CN
2
Aarhus, DK
2
UFPRlocation not on record
2
Paris, FR
2
Chapingo, MX
2
Davis, US
2
UNICAMPlocation not on record
2
BMlocation not on record
2
Stockholm, SE
2
Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Veracruzana, Región Xalapalocation not on record
2
Universidad de la Amazonia (UniAmazonia)location not on record
2
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MX
2
Mexico City, MX
1
Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS)location not on record
1
Quito, EC
1
MEXUlocation not on record
1
VENlocation not on record
1
Minister of Sustainable Development, Climate Change & Solid Waste Managementlocation not on record
1
Ann Arbor, US
1
Sociedad para el Estudio de los Recursos Bióticos de Oaxaca, A. C.location not on record
1
Jardín Botánico de Cartagena "Guillermo Piñeres" (JBC)location not on record
1
Universidad Nacional Agrarialocation not on record
1
Calabar, NG
1
Institut de Biologia Evolutiva, (CSIC-UPF)location not on record
1
Miami, US
1
Riverside, US
1
South Kensington, GB
1
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
1
Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabascolocation not on record
1
Tuscaloosa, US
1
Guangzhou, CN
1
Managua, NI
1
ASUlocation not on record
1
Corrientes, AR
1
Universidad Católica de Oriente (UCO)location not on record
1
Wlocation not on record
1
COLlocation not on record
1
76 institutions · 1 242 of 1 249 vouchered records shown · 7 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA7 detections
Where the DNA of Miconia lacera 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 found7
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 7 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 median24.7 °C 24.2–24.7
Seasonal swing summer↔winter2.30 °C
Max temp (day)26.9 °C 26.5–27.7
Min temp (night)22.1 °C 21.9–22.6
Precipitation418 mm/mo 313–706
Air humidity73.5 % 69.3–75.5
Moisture balance288 mm/mo 166–587
Vapour deficit825 Pa 743–950
Wind speed1.20 m/s 0.8–2.90
Cloud cover45.8 % 45.0–46.0
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 5 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.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 423 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI7 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics16 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗