⚠ sources differ — GIFT: herb · TRY: Vine, Forb/herb
Woodinesswoody
⚠ sources differ — TRY: woody · GIFT: non-woody
Physiology & chemistry4
Leaf dry-matter content (LDMC)227 mg/g
Leaf n20.2 mg/g
Leaf p2.3 mg/g
Photosynthetic pathwayC3
05DNA & barcoding20 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 herbacea has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens20
Marker genes7
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections9
Countries2
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.
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plant barcodefungal barcodemarker
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualSmilax herbacea 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 size3 274 154 387 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
HUMAN3.2 Gb
THIS GENOME Smilax herbacea3.27 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.
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy87% within 1 km
≤100 m 1 548≤1 km 264≤10 km 94>10 km 184
2 090 georeferenced · 519 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor2 609
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 accuracy28% within 1 km
≤100 m 58≤1 km 205≤10 km 583>10 km 79
925 georeferenced · 556 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 481
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Coordinate accuracy
no georeferenced coordinates · 1 records without
Open the mapnot free-living1
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 institutions82 of 122 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
208
Philadelphia, US
191
Toronto, CA
80
Québec, CA
52
Burlington, US
50
University of New Hampshirelocation not on record
49
Bloomington, US
31
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
31
James F. Matthews Center for Biodiversity Studieslocation not on record
30
Montréal, CA
29
Université Lavallocation not on record
28
Williamsburg, US
26
Saint John, CA
26
Wuzhou, CN
23
International Salmonella Centre (W.H.O.)location not on record
22
College Park, US
20
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
19
St. Paul, US
18
Bangkok, TH
17
DOI/NPS, Mississippi National River & Recreation Arealocation not on record
16
Bronx, US
16
Allentown, US
14
Staten Island, US
14
Tuscaloosa, US
13
Philadelphia, US
10
Chapel Hill, US
10
GAlocation not on record
9
Madison, US
9
Davenport, US
9
Montréal, CA
8
Millersville, US
7
Bozeman, US
7
University of Winnipeglocation not on record
6
USFS/BHSClocation not on record
6
BAYLUlocation not on record
5
Dekalb, US
5
Columbia, US
5
Guangzhou, CN
5
Wuhan, CN
5
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
5
Whitewater, US
5
Auckland, NZ
4
Lord Fairfax Community Collegelocation not on record
4
Keene State Universitylocation not on record
4
Morgantown, US
4
Hudson, US
4
Jackson, US
4
Hamilton, US
3
Saint Louis, US
3
Maryland Department of Natural Resourceslocation not on record
3
Northridge, US
3
Long Beach, US
3
University of Guelph, OAC Herbariumlocation not on record
3
Johnson City, US
3
New Brunswick, US
3
New Haven, US
3
Spearfish, US
3
Provo, US
3
University of Tennessee at Chattanoogalocation not on record
3
Appalachian State Universitylocation not on record
3
Tampa, US
3
Knoxville, US
3
Jurica-Suchy Nature Museumlocation not on record
3
Berlin, DE
2
Paris, FR
2
Shanghai, CN
2
University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record
2
Awka, NG
2
US
2
Mohonk Preservelocation not on record
2
Tempe, US
2
Xiamen, CN
2
nlocation not on record
2
Beijing, CN
2
Ypsilanti, US
2
Nanjing, CN
2
Ann Arbor, US
2
Denver, US
2
Smithsonian Institutionlocation not on record
2
US
2
Norfolk, US
2
China Agricultural Universitylocation not on record
2
Meguro Parasitological Museumlocation not on record
1
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
1
Riverside, US
1
Waverly, US
1
Pullman, US
1
Royal Botanical Gardenslocation not on record
1
FJFClocation not on record
1
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record
1
Clemson, US
1
Uppsala, SE
1
Vancouver, CA
1
Logan, US
1
Valdosta State Universitylocation not on record
1
Moscow, US
1
Oskarshamn, SE
1
West Virginia Wesleyan Collegelocation not on record
1
Decorah, US
1
Macomb, US
1
Boise, US
1
Flagstaff, US
1
Green Bay, US
1
University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record
1
Walla Walla, US
1
Conway, US
1
Turlock, US
1
Trois-Rivières, CA
1
Institut de Biologia Evolutiva, (CSIC-UPF)location not on record
1
Guilin, CN
1
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
1
Missoula, US
1
Emporia, US
1
“Manash Kozybayev North Kazakhstan University" NPLClocation not on record
1
North Carolina Museum of Natural Scienceslocation not on record
1
Zhejiang Universitylocation not on record
1
Durham, US
1
WTUlocation not on record
1
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
1
Fayetteville, US
1
Oswego, US
1
Russellville, US
1
122 institutions · 1 289 of 1 481 vouchered records shown · 192 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 DNA9 detections
Where the DNA of Smilax herbacea 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 found9
Studies independent surveys1
Countries2
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 9 detections have coordinates
Open the map2 countries0
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 median16.1 °C 15.6–20.5
Seasonal swing summer↔winter26.4 °C
Max temp (day)21.5 °C 21.0–25.4
Min temp (night)12.0 °C 10.4–16.7
Precipitation88.9 mm/mo 78.4–111
Air humidity58.8 % 55.6–59.8
Moisture balance-17.7 mm/mo -48.0–-13.5
Vapour deficit811 Pa 740–990
Wind speed3.00 m/s 2.90–3.30
Cloud cover41.2 % 40.0–46.1
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 5 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 Facility4 091 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI9 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics20 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
Paleobiology DatabasePBDB consortiumfossil record↗