Pitcairnia sceptrigera

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Poales/Bromeliaceae/Pitcairnia

At a glance

Occurrence records42

Data sources6

Biological traits11

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Pitcairnia sceptrigera's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility42 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page4 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources11 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF42 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 50

01Narrative

Pitcairnia sceptrigera is a plant species in the genus Pitcairnia. This species is native to Ecuador.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Life cycle & reproduction2

Life formperennial

Raunkiær life formhemicryptophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max2 700 m

Elevation min300 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

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 Pitcairnia sceptrigera has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Pitcairnia sceptrigera 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.

Chromosomes2n = 50 n = 25

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

n 251×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Brown, G. K. & A. J. Gilmartin. 1989. Chromosome numbers in Bromeliaceae. Amer. J. Bot. 76(5): 657–665.

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type42 records

Wild obs. + sensor7

Museum / vouchered35

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO92 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 accuracy50% within 1 km

≤100 m 3≤10 km 3

6 georeferenced · 1 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor7

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 accuracy67% within 1 km

≤1 km 2≤10 km 1

3 georeferenced · 32 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence35

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 institutions9 of 13 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Saint Louis, US	8
Kew, GB	6
Davis, US	4
QCNElocation not on record	4
Tampa, US	2
Denver, US	2
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	2
Stockholm, SE	1
Aarhus, DK	1
Xiamen, CN	1
Río Palenque Science Centerlocation not on record	1
Station d'Ecologie de Lamtolocation not on record	1
Austin, US	1

13 institutions · 34 of 35 vouchered records shown · 1 without an institution code

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