Compounds documented for Polygala polygama 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 Polygala polygama has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens17
Marker genes5
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections13
Countries1
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
★ 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.
★matK2★rbcL2★rbcLa★ITS6★ITS2
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualPolygala polygama 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
Genome size640 590 000 bp
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).
BACTERIUM Carsonella ruddii0.00016 Gb
FUNGUS0.04 Gb
INSECT0.25 Gb
THIS GENOME Polygala polygama0.64 Gb
HUMAN3.2 Gb
WHEAT17 Gb
FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb
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 = 56 n = 28
Ploidypolyploid inferred
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
2n 561×CCDB · book-fedorov
CCDB · book-fedorov — Lewis W. H., Dayis 1962 twe
n 282×CCDB · Cave1962
CCDB · Cave1962 — Lewis & Davis 1962
CCDB · Cave1962 — Lewis & Davis 1962.
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 accuracy100% within 1 km
≤100 m 1
1 georeferenced
Open the mapobservation + sensor1
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 accuracy22% within 1 km
≤100 m 32≤1 km 70≤10 km 275>10 km 84
461 georeferenced · 350 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence811
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 institutions58 of 87 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Ann Arbor, US
67
New Haven, US
60
Burlington, US
40
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
34
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
33
Bloomington, US
32
Bangkok, TH
29
Bronx, US
24
Madison, US
23
BAYLUlocation not on record
19
GAlocation not on record
18
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
17
Green Bay, US
17
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
16
Miami, US
15
Austin, US
14
Valdosta State Universitylocation not on record
14
Columbia, US
13
Chapel Hill, US
11
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record
11
Fort Worth, US
11
Tall Timbers Research Stationlocation not on record
10
Tuscaloosa, US
10
US
8
Staten Island, US
8
Little Rock, US
8
Montréal, CA
8
Saint Louis, US
7
EL PASO, US
6
Philadelphia, US
6
St. Paul, US
5
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
5
Knoxville, US
5
Wuzhou, CN
5
Riverside, US
5
University of New Hampshirelocation not on record
5
Toronto, CA
5
Clemson, US
4
Williamsburg, US
4
Keene State Universitylocation not on record
4
Davenport, US
4
Phoenix, US
4
Acadia Universitylocation not on record
4
Whitewater, US
3
AUAlocation not on record
3
Millersville, US
3
Emporia, US
3
Mexico City, MX
3
Columbus State Universitylocation not on record
3
Morgantown, US
2
US
2
Russellville, US
2
Asheville, US
2
Fayetteville, US
2
Kingston, US
2
Flagstaff, US
2
Chicago, US
1
BClocation not on record
1
Uniwersytet Jagiellońskilocation not on record
1
University of Tennessee at Chattanoogalocation not on record
1
Tempe, US
1
Provo, US
1
Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preservelocation not on record
1
The University of Arizonalocation not on record
1
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
1
Chicago, US
1
Moscow, US
1
Durham, US
1
Boise, US
1
Durham, US
1
Pittsburg, US
1
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record
1
University of Guelph, OAC Herbariumlocation not on record
1
Université Lavallocation not on record
1
Western Carolina Universitylocation not on record
1
Macomb, US
1
Mississippi State, US
1
UFBAlocation not on record
1
Cambridge, US
1
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
1
Fairfax, US
1
University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record
1
Mexico City, MX
1
University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record
1
South Kensington, GB
1
San Angelo, US
1
Mérida, MX
1
87 institutions · 711 of 811 vouchered records shown · 100 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA13 detections
Where the DNA of Polygala polygama 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 found13
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 13 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 median26.7 °C 26.3–27.2
Seasonal swing summer↔winter19.6 °C
Max temp (day)32.2 °C 30.9–32.7
Min temp (night)22.8 °C 21.9–22.9
Precipitation117 mm/mo 102–134
Air humidity59.9 % 58.6–61.3
Moisture balance-49.5 mm/mo -64.5–-45.2
Vapour deficit1,402 Pa 1,347–1,468
Wind speed2.60 m/s 2.00–2.80
Cloud cover29.4 % 26.4–31.4
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 4 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.
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility813 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI13 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics17 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype