Smilax glyciphylla

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Liliales/Smilacaceae/Smilax

At a glance

Occurrence records9 197

Data sources4

Biological traits43

DNA specimens3

eDNA detections1

Sources4 archives

Databases and archives Smilax glyciphylla's data was compiled from.

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility9 197 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI1 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics3 specimens↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

On this page4 sections

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

Traits & measurements4 literature sources43 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF9 197 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 1 countries1 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD3 specimens

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology18

Fruit length7 mm

Fruit width7 mm

Leaf length70 mm

Leaf length max100 mm

Leaf length min40 mm

Leaf mass84 mg

Leaf mass per area52.71 g/m2

Leaf size1 283 mm²

Leaf width26.75 mm

Leaf width max40 mm

Leaf width min15 mm

Petiole length0.75 cm

Plant height4 m

⚠ sources differ — AusTraits: 4 m · TRY: 0.488 m

Seed length5 mm

Seed mass37.46 mg

Seed mass max36.66 mg

Seed mass min36.66 mg

Seed width5 mm

Life cycle & reproduction9

Deciduousnessevergreen

Dehiscenceindehiscent

Dispersal typeanimal

Flowering timeyynnnnnnnnyy

Life formclimber

Life spanperennial

Pollination syndromeinsect

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Sex typedioecious

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climateseasonally dry tropical

Climberobligatory

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessfleshy

Fruit typeberry

Growth formclimber

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapenarrowly_lanceolate ovate

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry5

Leaf dry-matter content (LDMC)433 mg/g

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Specific leaf area (SLA)18.75 mm²/mg

Wood density826 mg/cm³

05DNA & barcoding3 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 Smilax glyciphylla has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens3

Marker genes2

eDNA detections1

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.

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plant barcode

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type9 197 records

Wild obs. + sensor8 478

Museum / vouchered422

Cultivated / captive8

Other289

Origin

Native89

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO14 444 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 accuracy97% within 1 km

≤100 m 6 989≤1 km 873≤10 km 197>10 km 43

8 102 georeferenced · 376 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor8 478

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 accuracy46% within 1 km

≤100 m 74≤1 km 94≤10 km 167>10 km 34

369 georeferenced · 53 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence422

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy43% within 1 km

≤100 m 1≤1 km 2≤10 km 4

7 georeferenced · 1 without coordinates

Open the mapnot free-living8

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 institutions10 of 15 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	100
Mount Annan, AU	91
Canberra, AU	52
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	50
Smithfield, AU	42
Armidale, AU	39
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record	13
Batemans Bay, AU	11
Wollongong, AU	8
James Cook Townsvillelocation not on record	5
Adelaide, AU	3
NSW Dept of Planning, Industry and Environmentlocation not on record	2
Hobart, AU	2
Palmerston, AU	2
Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Queensland Herbariumlocation not on record	1

15 institutions · 421 of 422 vouchered records shown · 1 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 DNA1 detections

Where the DNA of Smilax glyciphylla 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 found1

Studies independent surveys1

Countries1

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

Where its DNA was found

0 of 1 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 median18.3 °C 18.3–18.3

Seasonal swing summer↔winter10.6 °C

Max temp (day)23.0 °C

Min temp (night)14.4 °C

Precipitation132 mm/mo

Air humidity61.0 %

Moisture balance13.6 mm/mo

Vapour deficit823 Pa

Wind speed3.10 m/s

Cloud cover25.6 %

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 1 detection point · 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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Smilax glyciphylla

At a glance

Sources4 archives

Size & morphology18

Life cycle & reproduction9

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment10

Physiology & chemistry5

At a glance

Record type9 197 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions10 of 15 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Modelled climatemodelled

Record type9 197 records