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 laurifolia has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens5
Marker genes4
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections3
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.
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plant barcodefungal barcode
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type3 245 records
Wild obs. + sensor2 412
Museum / vouchered833
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO8 116 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 accuracy81% within 1 km
≤100 m 1 401≤1 km 215≤10 km 103>10 km 280
1 999 georeferenced · 413 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor2 412
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 accuracy30% within 1 km
≤100 m 30≤1 km 91≤10 km 162>10 km 117
400 georeferenced · 433 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence833
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 institutions48 of 73 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Tampa, US
86
Bangkok, TH
78
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record
48
Miami, US
41
BAYLUlocation not on record
38
Jackson, US
34
James F. Matthews Center for Biodiversity Studieslocation not on record
31
DOI/NPS, Mississippi National River & Recreation Arealocation not on record
24
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
20
Williamsburg, US
19
Bloomington, US
18
University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record
18
Tuscaloosa, US
18
US
18
Wuzhou, CN
18
Chapel Hill, US
17
Bronx, US
17
Columbia, US
15
Philadelphia, US
15
Norfolk, US
15
Valdosta State Universitylocation not on record
14
Knoxville, US
11
Tall Timbers Research Stationlocation not on record
11
Saint Louis, US
10
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
10
AUAlocation not on record
10
GAlocation not on record
9
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
9
College Park, US
8
Burlington, US
5
Austin, US
5
Clemson, US
5
Lord Fairfax Community Collegelocation not on record
5
Maryland Department of Natural Resourceslocation not on record
5
Asheville, US
5
Fort Worth, US
5
Auckland, NZ
4
Riverside, US
4
China Agricultural Universitylocation not on record
4
Millersville, US
4
EL PASO, US
4
Mississippi State, US
4
University of North Carolina at Pembrokelocation not on record
3
Pondicherry, IN
3
New Haven, US
2
Montréal, CA
2
Flagstaff, US
2
ASUlocation not on record
2
Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preservelocation not on record
2
Tempe, US
2
Long Beach, US
1
Lubbock, US
1
Little Rock, US
1
Florida Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record
1
Mérida, MX
1
North Carolina Museum of Natural Scienceslocation not on record
1
GB
1
PHlocation not on record
1
University of Tennessee at Chattanoogalocation not on record
1
Dekalb, US
1
Fairfax, US
1
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
1
Ann Arbor, US
1
San Angelo, US
1
Henderson State Universitylocation not on record
1
Provo, US
1
Lincoln, US
1
Oskarshamn, SE
1
Fayetteville, US
1
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record
1
Vancouver, CA
1
Madison, US
1
Kew, GB
1
73 institutions · 780 of 833 vouchered records shown · 53 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA3 detections
Where the DNA of Smilax laurifolia 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 found3
Studies independent surveys1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 3 detections have coordinates
Open the map0 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.
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 Facility3 245 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI3 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics5 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
Paleobiology DatabasePBDB consortiumfossil record↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗