Microloma calycinum

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Apocynaceae/Microloma

At a glance

Occurrence records232

Data sources5

Biological traits14

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources5 archives

Databases and archives Microloma calycinum's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility232 records↗

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 sources14 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF232 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 20

01Narrative

Microloma calycinum is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae that is native to the Namaqualand region, in the far north-west of South Africa, as well as southern Namibia.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology3

Plant height max1 m

Plant height min0.1 m

Seed mass6.7 mg

Life cycle & reproduction2

Life formscrambling subshrub or shrub

Life spanperennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatedesert or dry shrubland

Climberobligatory

Elevation max1 300 m

Elevation min100 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formshrub

Woodinesswoody

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 Microloma calycinum has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Microloma calycinum 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 = 20 n = 10

Ploidydiploid inferred

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

2n 201×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Albers, F., S. Liede & U. Meve. 1992. Deviating chromosome numbers in Asclepiadaceae. Nordic J. Bot. 13: 37–39.

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 type232 records

Wild obs. + sensor106

Museum / vouchered126

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO584 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 accuracy81% within 1 km

≤100 m 72≤1 km 5≤10 km 4>10 km 14

95 georeferenced · 11 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor106

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 accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 126 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence126

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 institutions9 of 11 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Pretoria, ZA	75
Cape Town, ZA	32
Saint Louis, US	4
Görlitz, DE	3
Stockholm, SE	2
Kew, GB	2
Chicago, US	1
National Botanical Institutelocation not on record	1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	1
Canberra, AU	1
Frankfurt am Main	1

11 institutions · 123 of 126 vouchered records shown · 3 without an institution code

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