Pemphis acidula, commonly known as bantigue (pron. ) or mentigi, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lythraceae. It is a mangrove found throughout most of the tropical Indo-Pacific growing on rocky shores. The genus Pemphis, to which it belongs, was until recently thought to have only this single species, first described in 1775 and long considered the type species, but is now believed to have at least one other.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
⚠ sources differ — GIFT: shrub · AusTraits: shrub tree
Habitat GIFThalophytic vegetation
Leaf compoundnesssimple
Leaf shapeoblong ovate
Succulenceno
Woodinesswoody
Physiology & chemistry8
Leaf C:N ratio38.02 g/g
Leaf c437 mg/g
Leaf n11.5 mg/g
Leaf p3.38 mg/g
Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer
Photosynthetic pathwayC3
Specific leaf area (SLA)7.73 mm²/mg
Wood density964 mg/cm³
Other traits1
Plant support typefree-standing
03Chemical composition20 compounds
Compounds documented for Pemphis acidula across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
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 Pemphis acidula has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens5
Marker genes3
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections5
Countries5
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
Pemphis acidula voucher MO:Ratovoson et al 986 internal transcribed spacer 1, partial sequence; 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene and 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★ITS1
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualPemphis acidula 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.
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
2n 322×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · eflora
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Ellis, J. 1975. Counts from root tips of plants from Aldabra, New Madagascar. In D. Lewis, Heteromorphic incompatibility system under disruptive selection. Proc. Roy. Soc. London, Ser. B, Biol. Sci. 188: 247–256.
CCDB · eflora
Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy71% within 1 km
≤100 m 677≤1 km 152≤10 km 222>10 km 119
1 170 georeferenced · 381 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor1 551
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 accuracy36% within 1 km
≤100 m 121≤1 km 67≤10 km 302>10 km 29
519 georeferenced · 883 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 402
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km
≤100 m 2
2 georeferenced
Open the mapnot free-living2
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 institutions39 of 65 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Brisbane, AU
153
Palmerston, AU
109
Paris, FR
57
Tsukuba, JP
56
Canberra, AU
54
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
50
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record
47
Nishihara, JP
46
Smithfield, AU
45
Taipei, TW
45
Kew, GB
45
Honolulu, US
43
National Museum of Natural Sciencelocation not on record
36
Mount Annan, AU
26
Taipei, TW
24
Saint Louis, US
24
Université de Strasbourglocation not on record
24
Bronx, US
20
Kensington, AU
16
Christchurch, NZ
13
Adelaide, AU
13
TAIElocation not on record
13
Auckland, NZ
10
Plocation not on record
10
Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza (PBZT)location not on record
8
MeiseBGlocation not on record
8
Fort Worth, US
7
Taipei, TW
7
TAFORI-LSRClocation not on record
6
Conservatoire Botanique National de Mascarinlocation not on record
6
BISHlocation not on record
6
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
5
Beijing, CN
5
Pondicherry, IN
4
Wellington, NZ
4
Centre National d'Application des Recherches Pharmaceutiques (CNARP)location not on record
4
Zürich, CH
4
Uppsala, SE
4
CJBGlocation not on record
3
Seychelles National Herbariumlocation not on record
3
James Cook Townsvillelocation not on record
3
TNMlocation not on record
3
South Kensington, GB
3
Glocation not on record
2
Armidale, AU
2
Tampa, US
2
Minia, EG
2
Wlocation not on record
2
WTUlocation not on record
2
Kunming, CN
2
Edinburgh, GB
2
Frankfurt am Main
1
Hobart, AU
1
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institutelocation not on record
1
Berlin, DE
1
Conservatoire Botanique National de Mascarinlocation not on record
1
Stockholm, SE
1
DSMlocation not on record
1
EL PASO, US
1
Pomona Collegelocation not on record
1
Centro de Biotecnologia e Quimica-CEBIQlocation not on record
1
Xiamen, CN
1
Kagoshima, JP
1
Gump Stationlocation not on record
1
Burlington, US
1
65 institutions · 1 102 of 1 402 vouchered records shown · 177 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 DNA5 detections
Where the DNA of Pemphis acidula 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 found5
Studies independent surveys1
Countries2
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 5 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 median24.2 °C 23.4–24.9
Seasonal swing summer↔winter12.7 °C
Max temp (day)27.2 °C 24.6–29.8
Min temp (night)20.8 °C 19.6–22.0
Precipitation153 mm/mo 118–189
Air humidity58.2 % 53.2–63.1
Moisture balance6.00 mm/mo -13.0–25.0
Vapour deficit1,313 Pa 1,071–1,555
Wind speed3.40 m/s 2.10–4.60
Cloud cover38.1 % 27.8–48.3
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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BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 769 records↗
OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System301 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI5 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics5 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗