Mikania scandens
(L.) Willd. · speciesAt a glance
Sources13 archives
Databases and archives Mikania scandens's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility12 364 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI5 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics9 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Mikania scandens is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Its common names include climbing hempvine, climbing hempweed, and louse-plaster. It is native to the eastern and central United States, with its distribution extending into Tamaulipas, Mexico. Reports of its presence in Ontario, Canada are erroneous.Mikania scandens. Flora of North America. It is an introduced and invasive species on many Pacific IslandsMikania scandens. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER). and in parts of southern Asia.Piyasena, K. and H. Dharmaratne. (2013). Allelopathic activity studies of Mikania scandens. Natural Product Research 27(1), 76-79.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology4
Life cycle & reproduction22
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment22
Physiology & chemistry20
Uses & economy14
Other traits6
Compounds documented for Mikania scandens across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds50 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (-)-Piperitol | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,9R,11S,15R,16S)-9-methyl-14-methylidene-2,6,12-trioxatetracyclo[7.6.1.04,16.011,15]hexadeca-4,7-diene-3,13-dione | present | LOTUS | |
| (2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-((Z)-hex-3-enoxy)-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | present | NPASS | |
| (2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(1S,4S,5R)-4-hydroxy-4-[(E,3R)-3-hydroxybut-1-enyl]-3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexyl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | present | NPASS | |
| (2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(3S)-3,7-dimethyloct-6-enoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | present | NPASS | |
| (2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-2-[[(2R,3R,4R)-3,4-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-6-(2-methylpropoxy)oxane-3,4,5-triol | present | NPASS | |
| (2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-2-[[(2R,3R,4R)-3,4-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-6-[(3S)-3,7-dimethylocta-1,6-dien-3-yl]oxyoxane-3,4,5-triol | present | NPASS | |
| (2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(3S,6S)-6-ethenyl-2,2,6-trimethyloxan-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | present | NPASS | |
| (2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[2-[(2R,5S)-5-ethenyl-5-methyloxolan-2-yl]propan-2-yloxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | present | NPASS | |
| (R)-(+)-citronellic acid | present | NPASS |
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 Mikania scandens has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ 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.
The complete instruction manual Mikania scandens 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.
2n 386×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 · CCDB · book-indian_vol1 +2
2n 362×CCDB · book-indian_vol1 · CCDB · Cave1959
2n 301×CCDB · book-indian_vol1
n 193×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn67-71
n 181×CCDB · book-ipcn67-71
diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
Record type12 364 records
Origin
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
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.
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions91 of 150 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Tampa, US | 184 |
| Philadelphia, US | 182 |
| DOI/NPS, Mississippi National River & Recreation Arealocation not on record | 143 |
| Bronx, US | 128 |
| Bangkok, TH | 104 |
| Fort Worth, US | 88 |
| Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record | 88 |
| Williamsburg, US | 74 |
| Jackson, US | 63 |
| Miami, US | 57 |
| College Park, US | 54 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 53 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 50 |
| New Haven, US | 46 |
| Tuscaloosa, US | 45 |
| Austin, US | 44 |
| Wuzhou, CN | 39 |
| Kew, GB | 38 |
| Columbia, US | 34 |
| Durango, MX | 32 |
| US | 29 |
| Chapel Hill, US | 28 |
| Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record | 28 |
| Saint Louis, US | 27 |
| Taipei, TW | 22 |
| Norfolk, US | 21 |
| GAlocation not on record | 20 |
| Fayetteville, US | 17 |
| BAYLUlocation not on record | 17 |
| Mississippi State, US | 15 |
| Bloomington, US | 15 |
| Valdosta State Universitylocation not on record | 13 |
| University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record | 13 |
| AUAlocation not on record | 12 |
| University of New Hampshirelocation not on record | 11 |
| Staten Island, US | 10 |
| Allentown, US | 9 |
| Dover, US | 9 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 8 |
| Tall Timbers Research Stationlocation not on record | 8 |
| Clemson, US | 7 |
| Little Rock, US | 6 |
| Mexico City, MX | 6 |
| CASlocation not on record | 6 |
| Washington, US | 6 |
| Edmonton, CA | 6 |
| EL PASO, US | 6 |
| Burlington, US | 5 |
| Centre National d'Application des Recherches Pharmaceutiques (CNARP)location not on record | 5 |
| CJBGlocation not on record | 5 |
| Dekalb, US | 4 |
| New Brunswick, US | 4 |
| Emporia, US | 4 |
| Philadelphia, US | 4 |
| Denton, US | 4 |
| Millersville, US | 4 |
| China Agricultural Universitylocation not on record | 3 |
| Beijing, CN | 3 |
| Conway, US | 3 |
| Instituto de Ecología Aplicada, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipaslocation not on record | 3 |
| UFMSlocation not on record | 3 |
| Asheville, US | 3 |
| Tennessee Technological Universitylocation not on record | 3 |
| Knoxville, US | 3 |
| Ann Arbor, US | 3 |
| San Angelo, US | 3 |
| Lincoln, US | 2 |
| Fairfax, US | 2 |
| Xiamen, CN | 2 |
| University of Guelph, OAC Herbariumlocation not on record | 2 |
| Honolulu, US | 2 |
| Tlalnepantla, MX | 2 |
| Provo, US | 2 |
| Guilin, CN | 2 |
| Lubbock, US | 2 |
| Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Nortelocation not on record | 2 |
| UNESP-FCAlocation not on record | 2 |
| James F. Matthews Center for Biodiversity Studieslocation not on record | 2 |
| Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preservelocation not on record | 2 |
| Keene State Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| Plocation not on record | 2 |
| GB | 2 |
| Fredericksburg, US | 2 |
| MAlocation not on record | 2 |
| Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record | 2 |
| Riverside, US | 2 |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanoogalocation not on record | 2 |
| San Francisco, US | 2 |
| Moscow, US | 2 |
| Phoenix, US | 2 |
| Minia, EG | 2 |
| Chaguaramas, TT | 2 |
| US | 2 |
| Cambridge, US | 1 |
| Ural Federal University "B. N. Yeltsin"location not on record | 1 |
| Auckland, NZ | 1 |
| Anton de Kom University of Surinamelocation not on record | 1 |
| Texas Lutheran Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Karlsruhe, DE | 1 |
| North Carolina Museum of Natural Scienceslocation not on record | 1 |
| Northridge, US | 1 |
| Laboratory of Palaeontologylocation not on record | 1 |
| JBRJlocation not on record | 1 |
| Wlocation not on record | 1 |
| Cambridge University Herbariumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Durham, US | 1 |
| Denver, US | 1 |
| Museo Nacional de Costa Rica (MNCR)location not on record | 1 |
| Foz do Iguaçu, BR | 1 |
| Mérida, MX | 1 |
| Universidade Federal do Ceara, Departamento de Biologialocation not on record | 1 |
| Glocation not on record | 1 |
| Tulane Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Uberlândia, BR | 1 |
| WAGlocation not on record | 1 |
| MEXUlocation not on record | 1 |
| Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza (PBZT)location not on record | 1 |
| Davenport, US | 1 |
| Boise, US | 1 |
| Ilhéus, BR | 1 |
| Coimbra, PT | 1 |
| UFABClocation not on record | 1 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Lord Fairfax Community Collegelocation not on record | 1 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 1 |
| RBGlocation not on record | 1 |
| University of Zhejianglocation not on record | 1 |
| Campo Grande, BR | 1 |
| Fortaleza, BR | 1 |
| Université du Lomélocation not on record | 1 |
| Stockholm, SE | 1 |
| University of South Carolina Salkehatchielocation not on record | 1 |
| Baltimore, US | 1 |
| Audubon Society -- Silver Bluff Audubon Center and Sanctuarylocation not on record | 1 |
| Cape Town, ZA | 1 |
| Chadron, US | 1 |
| Davis, US | 1 |
| Kingston, US | 1 |
| Taipei, TW | 1 |
| Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record | 1 |
| LDlocation not on record | 1 |
| Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)location not on record | 1 |
| Taipei, TW | 1 |
| Yaoundé, CM | 1 |
| Gump Stationlocation not on record | 1 |
| Cambridge, US | 1 |
| Paris, FR | 1 |
| UTFPR-CPlocation not on record | 1 |
| Flagstaff, US | 1 |
| Québec, CA | 1 |
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Where the DNA of Mikania scandens 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
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
Modelled climatemodelled
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.