Microloma tenuifolium

(L.) K.Schum. · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Apocynaceae/Microloma

At a glance

Occurrence records1 261

Data sources9

Biological traits13

DNA specimens3

eDNA detections2

Sources9 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 261 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics3 specimens↗

NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page6 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources13 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 261 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 1 countries2 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD · NCBI3 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 20

01Narrative

Microloma tenuifolium, or kannetjies, is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae that is native to the south-western Cape, South Africa.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology2

Plant height max1.5 m

Plant height min0.5 m

Life cycle & reproduction2

Life formclimbing shrub

Life spanperennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberobligatory

Elevation max1 100 m

Elevation min50 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formclimber

Woodinessnon-woody

05DNA & barcoding3 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 Microloma tenuifolium has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens3

Marker genes4

GenBank sequences3

eDNA detections2

Countries1

The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species

ITSOR392135.1 ↗502 bp

ACGT

CGAACACGTTNNGNAATTNGCNTCGGGCGTTGNGTTAAACCNTTTGCTCGNTGCCCCTTGCTTGGTAGGTTGGTGCCTTAATTGGTTGCC …

Microloma tenuifolium voucher Muasya & Zhigila 7861 internal transcribed spacer 1, partial sequence; 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence; and internal transcribed spacer 2, partial sequence

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.

★matK1★rbcL1★rbcLa★ITS1

plant barcodefungal barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Microloma tenuifolium 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 type1 261 records

Wild obs. + sensor1 171

Museum / vouchered90

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO2 092 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 accuracy94% within 1 km

≤100 m 791≤1 km 134≤10 km 22>10 km 41

988 georeferenced · 183 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor1 171

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 accuracy67% within 1 km

≤1 km 2≤10 km 1

3 georeferenced · 87 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence90

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 institutions6 of 12 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	68
Cape Town, ZA	6
Saint Louis, US	3
Bronx, US	2
Stockholm, SE	2
GHPG$location not on record	2
MeiseBGlocation not on record	2
University of Johannesburglocation not on record	1
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record	1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	1
Felix d'Herelle Reference Center for Bacterial Viruseslocation not on record	1
Uppsala, SE	1

12 institutions · 90 of 90 vouchered records shown

09Environmental DNA2 detections

Where the DNA of Microloma tenuifolium 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 found2

Studies independent surveys1

Countries1

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

Where its DNA was found

0 of 2 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 median14.0 °C 14.0–14.0

Seasonal swing summer↔winter11.2 °C

Max temp (day)19.1 °C

Min temp (night)8.60 °C

Precipitation55.2 mm/mo

Air humidity58.7 %

Moisture balance-48.4 mm/mo

Vapour deficit660 Pa

Wind speed3.30 m/s

Cloud cover12.8 %

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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Microloma tenuifolium

At a glance

Sources9 archives

Size & morphology2

Life cycle & reproduction2

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment8

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type1 261 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions6 of 12 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Modelled climatemodelled

Record type1 261 records