Pachycormus discolor

(Benth.) Coville ex Standl. · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Anacardiaceae/Pachycormus

At a glance

Occurrence records904

Data sources7

Biological traits9

DNA specimens5

eDNA detections3

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Pachycormus discolor's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility904 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI3 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics5 specimens↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page5 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources9 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF904 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 2 countries3 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD5 specimens

01Narrative

Pachycormus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the cashew family. The generic name refers to pachy for "thick" and kormos for "stump," referring to the thick caudiciform trunk. The specific epithet dis refers to a negation of color. The single species is Pachycormus discolor endemic to the Baja California peninsula. Called the Baja elephant tree, torote blanco, or copalquín, plants are grown in containers by caudiciform succulent aficionados. There are 2 to 3 subspecies. Only seed grown specimens develop the caudex. Note: the common name "elephant tree" is also applied to Bursera microphylla as well as other species.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPTRYGIFT

Life cycle & reproduction2

Life formcaudex tree

Life spanperennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatedesert or dry shrubland

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formtree

Woodinesswoody

05DNA & barcoding5 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 Pachycormus discolor has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens5

Marker genes4

eDNA detections3

Countries2

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.

★matK★rbcL★ITS2trnH-psbA

plant barcodefungal barcodemarker

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type904 records

Wild obs. + sensor736

Museum / vouchered167

Cultivated / captive1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO1 460 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 accuracy89% within 1 km

≤100 m 441≤1 km 43≤10 km 26>10 km 35

545 georeferenced · 191 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor736

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 accuracy95% within 1 km

≤100 m 84≤1 km 2≤10 km 3>10 km 2

91 georeferenced · 76 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence167

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 1 records without

Open the mapnot free-living1

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 institutions14 of 24 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
San Francisco, US	50
San Diego, US	28
Phoenix, US	11
CASlocation not on record	10
Mexico City, MX	10
Riverside, US	10
Ensenada, MX	6
Arizona State University Biocollectionslocation not on record	5
Chapingo, MX	4
Claremont, US	4
Calabar, NG	4
La Paz, MX	3
Saint Louis, US	3
MEXUlocation not on record	2
San Juan College School of Science Math & Engineeringlocation not on record	2
Appalachian State Universitylocation not on record	2
Durango, MX	2
Mexico City, MX	2
The University of Arizonalocation not on record	2
Mexico City, MX	1
Laboratorio de Ictiologialocation not on record	1
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record	1
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record	1
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record	1

24 institutions · 165 of 167 vouchered records shown · 1 without an institution code

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

09Environmental DNA3 detections

Where the DNA of Pachycormus discolor 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 found3

Studies independent surveys1

Countries2

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

Where its DNA was found

0 of 3 detections have coordinates

Open the map2 countries0

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 median14.6 °C 13.8–15.5

Seasonal swing summer↔winter17.9 °C

Max temp (day)20.7 °C 19.7–21.8

Min temp (night)8.80 °C 8.70–8.90

Precipitation74.5 mm/mo 42.6–106

Air humidity52.7 % 51.3–54.2

Moisture balance-46.2 mm/mo -83.8–-8.50

Vapour deficit797 Pa 726–867

Wind speed4.00 m/s 4.00–4.10

Cloud cover35.0 % 27.4–42.6

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 2 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.

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