Piliostigma reticulatum

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Piliostigma

At a glance

Occurrence records4 240

Data sources8

Biological traits21

DNA specimens1

eDNA detections4

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Piliostigma reticulatum's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility4 240 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI4 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics1 specimens↗

LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗

NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

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 sources21 traits

Chemical compositionLOTUS · NPASS10 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF4 240 records

Environmental DNA2 datasets · 1 countries4 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD1 specimens

01Narrative

Piliostigma reticulatum is a legume in the Cercidoideae subfamily. It occurs throughout western tropical Africa to Ethiopia. The species has been shown to be useful as an intercrop for crops such as millet in the Sahel.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology5

Plant height8 m

Plant height max9.14 m

Seed mass80 mg

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 80 mg · GIFT: 90.87 mg

Seed mass max102 mg

Seed mass min79.33 mg

Life cycle & reproduction5

Deciduousnessevergreen

Life formtree

Life spanperennial

Lifeform raunkiaer detailedphanerophyte

Self fertilizationabsent

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climateseasonally dry tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formtree

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry4

Leaf n15.57 mg/g

Leaf p1.4 mg/g

Nitrogen fixingnitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

03Chemical composition10 compounds

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

Compound class profile2 classes

Flavonols6

Chalcones1

Documented compounds10 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Amount	Source
3,5-Dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-7-methoxy-6-methylchromen-4-one	present	LOTUS
5,4'-Dihydroxy-3,7,3'-trimethoxy-6,8-dimethylflavone	present	LOTUS
5,7,4'-Trihydroxy-3,3'-dimethoxy-6,8-dimethylflavone	present	LOTUS
5,7-Dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-methoxy-6,8-dimethyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one	present	LOTUS
5-Hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methylphenyl)-3,7-dimethoxy-6,8-dimethylchromen-4-one	present	LOTUS
6-C-Methylquercetin 3,7,3'-trimethyl ether	present	LOTUS
6-C-Methylquercetin 3-methyl ether	present	LOTUS
NHJXJXYQGOAJQE-OMNZJWBCSA-N	present	NPASS
Trilobatin	present	NPASS
XFZJEEAOWLFHDH-CLFZCTPNSA-N	present	NPASS

05DNA & barcoding1 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 Piliostigma reticulatum has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens1

Marker genes1

eDNA detections4

Countries1

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.

★ITS

fungal barcode

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type4 240 records

Wild obs. + sensor4 145

Museum / vouchered82

Other13

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO8 268 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 accuracy73% within 1 km

≤100 m 73≤1 km 15≤10 km 18>10 km 14

120 georeferenced · 4 025 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor4 145

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 accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 82 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence82

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 institutions7 of 17 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record	11
Yaoundé, CM	10
Kew, GB	9
Frankfurt am Main	6
Leiden University Medical Centerlocation not on record	4
EFGlocation not on record	3
Pretoria, ZA	2
MAlocation not on record	1
LSF/FSA/UAClocation not on record	1
CNF-UFHBlocation not on record	1
Berlin, DE	1
HNBlocation not on record	1
MeiseBGlocation not on record	1
Saint Louis, US	1
South Kensington, GB	1
Université du Lomélocation not on record	1
Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoirelocation not on record	1

17 institutions · 55 of 82 vouchered records shown · 27 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA4 detections

Where the DNA of Piliostigma reticulatum 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 found4

Studies independent surveys2

Countries1

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

Where its DNA was found

0 of 4 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 median25.9 °C 25.9–25.9

Seasonal swing summer↔winter11.5 °C

Max temp (day)30.2 °C

Min temp (night)21.2 °C

Precipitation272 mm/mo

Air humidity62.3 %

Moisture balance125 mm/mo

Vapour deficit1,261 Pa

Wind speed2.50 m/s

Cloud cover47.9 %

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 3 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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Piliostigma reticulatum

At a glance

Sources8 archives

Size & morphology5

Life cycle & reproduction5

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment6

Physiology & chemistry4

Compound class profile2 classes

Documented compounds10 total

At a glance

Record type4 240 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions7 of 17 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Modelled climatemodelled

Record type4 240 records