Microdesmis caseariifolia

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Pandaceae/Microdesmis

At a glance

Occurrence records396

Data sources8

Biological traits33

DNA specimens6

eDNA detections4

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Microdesmis caseariifolia's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility396 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI4 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics6 specimens↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

On this page5 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources33 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF396 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 1 countries4 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD6 specimens

01Narrative

Microdesmis caseariifolia is a plant in the family Pandaceae. It is found in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam. Leaf colour is green. Flower colour is yellow.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology12

Leaf length110 mm

Leaf length max160 mm

Leaf length min60 mm

Leaf size912 mm²

Leaf width max50 mm

Leaf width min25 mm

Plant height8.75 m

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: 8.75 m · TRY: 6 m

Plant height max8 m

Plant height min3 m

Seed mass28.7 mg

Seed mass max28.7 mg

Seed mass min28.7 mg

Life cycle & reproduction5

Deciduousnessevergreen

Life formshrub or tree

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Self fertilizationabsent

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formtree

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry8

Leaf C:N ratio14.28 g/g

Leaf c372 mg/g

Leaf dry-matter content (LDMC)316 mg/g

Leaf n26.06 mg/g

Leaf p2.15 mg/g

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Specific leaf area (SLA)19.49 mm²/mg

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

05DNA & barcoding6 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 Microdesmis caseariifolia has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens6

Marker genes3

eDNA detections4

Countries1

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.

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plant barcodefungal barcode

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type396 records

Wild obs. + sensor123

Museum / vouchered273

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO408 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 accuracy99% within 1 km

≤100 m 1≤1 km 120≤10 km 1

122 georeferenced · 1 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor123

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 accuracy25% within 1 km

≤1 km 2>10 km 6

8 georeferenced · 265 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence273

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 institutions19 of 26 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Guangzhou, CN	59
Kunming, CN	34
Guilin, CN	32
Kew, GB	26
Nanjing, CN	23
Guangzhou, CN	15
Chengdu, CN	15
Yunnan Universitylocation not on record	13
Bronx, US	7
Nanjing, CN	7
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record	7
Saint Louis, US	6
South China Normal Universitylocation not on record	5
Hangzhou, CN	3
Xiamen, CN	3
Beijing, CN	2
Wellington, NZ	2
Kagoshima, JP	2
Nanjing, CN	2
Cincinnati, US	1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	1
Wuhan, CN	1
Stockholm, SE	1
Guangxi Agricultural Universitylocation not on record	1
Herbarium of South China Botanical Gardenlocation not on record	1
Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Academia Sinicalocation not on record	1

26 institutions · 270 of 273 vouchered records shown · 3 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA4 detections

Where the DNA of Microdesmis caseariifolia 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 found4

Studies independent surveys1

Countries1

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

Where its DNA was found

0 of 4 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 median22.7 °C 22.7–22.7

Seasonal swing summer↔winter15.4 °C

Max temp (day)25.7 °C

Min temp (night)18.7 °C

Precipitation157 mm/mo

Air humidity63.0 %

Moisture balance48.2 mm/mo

Vapour deficit1,036 Pa

Wind speed2.40 m/s

Cloud cover48.7 %

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.

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