Pinguicula moranensis
Kunth · speciesAt a glance
Sources13 archives
Databases and archives Pinguicula moranensis's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation9 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 054 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI9 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↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotypeEvery layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Pinguicula moranensis is a perennial rosette-forming insectivorous herb native to Mexico and Guatemala.Zamudio 2001, p. 153; Casper (1966) included San Salvador in the range of the species. Those populations south and east of Guatemala, however, have since been assigned to P. mesophytica Zamudio. A species of butterwort, it forms summer rosettes of flat, succulent leaves up to 10 centimeters (4 in) long, which are covered in mucilaginous (sticky) glands that attract, trap, and digest arthropod prey. Nutrients derived from the prey are used to supplement the nutrient-poor substrate that the plant grows in. In the winter the plant forms a non-carnivorous rosette of small, fleshy leaves that conserves energy while food and moisture supplies are low. Single pink, purple, or violet flowers appear twice a year on upright stalks up to 25 centimeters long. The species was first collected by Humboldt and Bonpland on the outskirts of Mina de Morán in the Sierra de Pachuca of the modern-day Mexican state of Hidalgo on their Latin American expedition of 1799–1804.Zamudio, S. 1999 Based on these collections, Humboldt, Bonpland and Carl Sigismund Kunth described this species in Nova Genera et Species Plantarum in 1817. The extremely variable species has been redefined at least twice since,Casper, S.J. 1966Zamudio, Sergio 2001 while several new species have been segregated from it based on various geographical or morphological distinctions, although the legitimacy of some of these is still debated.As an example, see Speta 1989. Of the three species described by Speta & Fuchs, two (P. rectifolia and P. potosiensis) were rejected as synonyms by Zamudio 2001, while P. rectifolia was supported by Ciezlak et al.'s phylogenetic study in 2005. P. moranensis remains the most common and most widely distributed member of the Section Orcheosanthus. It has long been cultivated for its carnivorous nature and attractive flowers, and is one of the most common butterworts in cultivation. The generic name Pinguicula is derived from the Latin pinguis (meaning "fat") due to the buttery texture of the surface of the carnivorous leaves. The specific epithet moranensis refers to its type location, Mina de Moran.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Life cycle & reproduction1
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment6
Compounds documented for Pinguicula moranensis across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds14 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[[(1S,2R,4R,5S,6R,10S)-5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-3,9-dioxatricyclo[4.4.0.02,4]dec-7-en-10-yl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | present | LOTUS | |
| (3S,4S,5S,9R,10S,13R,14R,17R)-4,10,13-trimethyl-17-[(2R)-5,5,6-trimethylhept-6-en-2-yl]-2,3,4,5,6,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol | present | NPASS | |
| [(1S,2R,4R,5S,6R,10S)-5-hydroxy-10-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,9-dioxatricyclo[4.4.0.02,4]dec-7-en-2-yl]methyl benzoate | present | LOTUS | |
| [(2S,4S,5S,10S)-5-hydroxy-10-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,9-dioxatricyclo[4.4.0.02,4]dec-7-en-2-yl]methyl benzoate | present | LOTUS | |
| beta-Sitosterol | present | NPASS | |
| Candicine | present | NPASS | |
| Catalpol | present | LOTUS | |
| Ergosterol Peroxide | present | NPASS | |
| Erianthridin | present | NPASS | |
| ISGYPCLZCYVZEG-UHFFFAOYSA-N | 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 Pinguicula moranensis 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 Pinguicula moranensis 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.
Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is
Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).
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 444×CCDB · book-ipcn66 · CCDB · book-fedorov · CCDB · Cave1963
2n 223×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database · CCDB · pinguilcula · CCDB · kew
polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers
Assembly level tells you how finished the sequence is — from fragmented contigs, through scaffolds, up to a full chromosome-level assembly. BUSCO % estimates completeness: the share of genes expected to be present that were actually found. These describe the data quality, not the organism.
How far back this lineage goes — and how we know. Everything here is measured in Ma, short for “mega-annum”: millions of years ago. The chart reads left to right like a calendar of the Earth, from the deep past on the left to today at the right edgetop to bottom like a core drilled through the Earth, from the deep past at the top down to today at the bottom.
At a glance
When this lineage existed
How to read this: the coloured strip along the bottomdown the left is the geological calendar — the standard epochs (Pliocene, Pleistocene…) every museum uses, shown so you can see which chapter of Earth's history this lineage lived in. This lineage is a young one, so the strip is zoomed in to epochs — the finer subdivisions inside a period. The orange marker is the DNA clock: DNA accumulates mutations at a roughly steady rate, so comparing this species' DNA with its relatives estimates when the lineage split off — independently of any fossil.
Record type2 054 records
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 institutions37 of 50 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Durango, MX | 251 |
| Mexico City, MX | 126 |
| Mexico City, MX | 102 |
| Ciudad de México, MX | 62 |
| Austin, US | 42 |
| Juriquilla, MX | 25 |
| Madison, US | 23 |
| Saint Louis, US | 19 |
| Chapingo, MX | 15 |
| Austin, US | 11 |
| Ann Arbor, US | 9 |
| Toluca, MX | 9 |
| USP-IBlocation not on record | 8 |
| Puebla, MX | 8 |
| Chicago, US | 7 |
| Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MX | 6 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 4 |
| Guasave, MX | 4 |
| MEXUlocation not on record | 4 |
| Mexico City, MX | 4 |
| Guatemala, GT | 4 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 3 |
| Giardini Botanici Hanburylocation not on record | 3 |
| CASlocation not on record | 3 |
| Tlalnepantla, MX | 2 |
| WTUlocation not on record | 2 |
| Sociedad para el Estudio de los Recursos Bióticos de Oaxaca, A. C.location not on record | 2 |
| San Luis Potosí, MX | 2 |
| Mérida, MX | 2 |
| Instituto de Ecología Aplicada, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipaslocation not on record | 2 |
| Guatemala City, GT | 2 |
| Ciudad de México, MX | 2 |
| Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record | 1 |
| Chapel Hill, US | 1 |
| Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduraslocation not on record | 1 |
| Hermosillo, MX | 1 |
| Tampa, US | 1 |
| Denver, US | 1 |
| San Francisco de Campeche, MX | 1 |
| Chicago, US | 1 |
| Kew, GB | 1 |
| San Francisco, US | 1 |
| Tapachula, MX | 1 |
| San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record | 1 |
| Autlán de Navarro, MX | 1 |
| Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MX | 1 |
| Phoenix, US | 1 |
| HEMlocation not on record | 1 |
| Morelia, MX | 1 |
| Edinburgh, GB | 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 Pinguicula moranensis 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?
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.