Pangium edule

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Achariaceae/Pangium

At a glance

Occurrence records371

Data sources10

Biological traits17

DNA specimens17

eDNA detections11

Sources10 archives

Databases and archives Pangium edule's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility371 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI11 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics17 specimens↗

NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗

FooDBThe Metabolomics Innovation Centrecompounds↗

NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

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 sources17 traits

Chemical compositionFooDB · NPASS5 603 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF371 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 2 countries11 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD · NCBI17 specimens

01Narrative

Pangium, containing the sole species Pangium edule is a tall tree native to the mangrove swamps of Southeast Asia (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea). It produces a large poisonous fruit (the "football fruit" or pangi) which can be made edible by fermentation. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers produced on separate individuals. The taxonomy of the tree is uncertain and it may also be classed in the Flacourtiaceae or the Violales.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology2

Plant height25 m

Plant height max20 m

Life cycle & reproduction4

Deciduousnessevergreen

Dispersal typewater

Life formtree

Life spanperennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formtree

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry3

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Wood density503 mg/cm³

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

03Chemical composition5 603 compounds

Compounds documented for Pangium edule across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").

🍽 Used in cookingHerbs and Spices

Compound class profile5 classes

Aminoacids67

Glycerophospholipids57

Cinnamic acids and derivatives30

Purine nucleos(t)ides26

Monosaccharides25

Documented compounds5 603 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Amount	Source
Sugars	14,100 mg/100g	FooDB
Sucrose	12,500 mg/100g	FooDB
D-Mannose	1,100 mg/100g	FooDB
D-Fructose	500 mg/100g	FooDB
Retinol	383 IU	FooDB
Potassium	131 mg/100g	FooDB
Phosphorus	52 mg/100g	FooDB
L-Ascorbic acid	25.8 mg/100g	FooDB
Calcium	15 mg/100g	FooDB

05DNA & barcoding17 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 Pangium edule has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens17

Marker genes7

GenBank sequences10

eDNA detections11

Countries2

The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species

ITSOK052929.1 ↗337 bpMalaysia · 2019

ACGT

CCGAGGGCACGCCTGCCTGGGTGTCACACAACGTCGCCCCCTCCCCCCGCCAAAAAAAAAAACAAAGGAGAGGAGGGAGGGGGCGGATGC …

Pangium edule voucher A4478 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 2, complete sequence; and large subunit ribosomal RNA gene, 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★rbcL8★rbcLa★trnL-F★ITS1★ITS2trnH-psbA

plant barcodefungal barcodemarker

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type371 records

Wild obs. + sensor31

Museum / vouchered295

Other45

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO868 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 accuracy13% within 1 km

≤1 km 1≤10 km 5>10 km 2

8 georeferenced · 23 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor31

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 accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 3>10 km 2

5 georeferenced · 290 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence295

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 institutions13 of 20 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
St. Paul, US	19
Kew, GB	13
Bronx, US	9
South Kensington, GB	8
Honolulu, US	7
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	3
BISHlocation not on record	3
Auckland, NZ	2
Saint Louis, US	2
Burlington, US	2
Paris, FR	1
Riverside, US	1
Xiamen, CN	1
HAWlocation not on record	1
Cibinong Science Center, Herbarium Bogorienselocation not on record	1
University of Hamburglocation not on record	1
ASUlocation not on record	1
LDlocation not on record	1
Fort Worth, US	1
Edinburgh, GB	1

20 institutions · 78 of 295 vouchered records shown · 211 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA11 detections

Where the DNA of Pangium edule 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 found11

Studies independent surveys1

Countries2

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

Where its DNA was found

0 of 11 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 median22.8 °C 22.8–24.4

Seasonal swing summer↔winter1.80 °C

Max temp (day)25.4 °C 25.4–26.8

Min temp (night)20.7 °C 20.7–22.3

Precipitation341 mm/mo 259–341

Air humidity74.2 % 70.4–74.2

Moisture balance252 mm/mo

Vapour deficit715 Pa 715–923

Wind speed2.10 m/s

Cloud cover49.9 % 49.9–50.8

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 7 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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Pangium edule

At a glance

Sources10 archives

Size & morphology2

Life cycle & reproduction4

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment6

Physiology & chemistry3

Other traits1

Compound class profile5 classes

Documented compounds5 603 total

At a glance

Record type371 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions13 of 20 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Modelled climatemodelled

Documented compounds5 603 total