Solanum ellipticum

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum

At a glance

Occurrence records3 144

Data sources8

Biological traits38

DNA specimens4

eDNA detections2

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Solanum ellipticum's data was compiled from.

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility3 144 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics4 specimens↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

Tree of SexTree of Sex Consortiumgenome & karyotype↗

On this page5 sections

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

Traits & measurements4 literature sources38 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF3 144 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 0 countries2 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD4 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB · TreeOfSex2n = 24

02Traits & measurements

SourcesGIFTAusTraitsTRYWCVP

Size & morphology16

Fruit length17.5 mm

Fruit width17.5 mm

Leaf length60 mm

Leaf length max80 mm

Leaf length min40 mm

Leaf mass151 mg

Leaf mass per area107 g/m2

Leaf size847 mm²

Leaf width21.75 mm

Leaf width max30 mm

Leaf width min20 mm

Petiole length2 cm

Plant height0.5 m

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: 0.5 m · AusTraits: 0.45 m · TRY: 0.32 m

Plant height max0.5 m

Seed length2.5 mm

Seed mass1.04 mg

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 1.04 mg · AusTraits: 1.77 mg

Life cycle & reproduction7

Deciduousnessevergreen

Dehiscenceindehiscent

Dispersal typeanimal

Flowering timeyyyyyyyyyyyy

Life spanperennial

Pollination syndromeinsect

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatedesert or dry shrubland

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessfleshy

Fruit typeberry

Growth formherb

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapeelliptical ovate

Woodinesswoody

⚠ sources differ — TRY: woody · AusTraits: herbaceous · GIFT: woody

Physiology & chemistry3

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Specific leaf area (SLA)5.51 mm²/mg

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

05DNA & barcoding4 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 Solanum ellipticum has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens4

Marker genes2

eDNA detections2

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.

★ITS2trnH-psbA

fungal barcodemarker

06Genome at a glanceCCDB · TreeOfSex

The complete instruction manual Solanum ellipticum 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 = 24 n = 12

Ploidydiploid inferred

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

n 122×CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 · TreeOfSex · plant

CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 — Randell & Symon 1976

TreeOfSex · plant — Goldblatt1979 ↗

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 type3 144 records

Wild obs. + sensor1 879

Museum / vouchered952

Cultivated / captive9

Other304

Origin

Native997

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO9 212 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 accuracy89% within 1 km

≤100 m 844≤1 km 32≤10 km 93>10 km 12

981 georeferenced · 898 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor1 879

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 accuracy50% within 1 km

≤100 m 262≤1 km 145≤10 km 301>10 km 112

820 georeferenced · 132 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence952

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

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

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 7≤1 km 2

9 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living9

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 institutions22 of 29 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	237
Canberra, AU	185
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	157
Mount Annan, AU	126
Adelaide, AU	71
Smithfield, AU	29
Bronx, US	27
NSW Dept of Planning, Industry and Environmentlocation not on record	24
Armidale, AU	18
Palmerston, AU	15
Kew, GB	12
South Kensington, GB	7
James Cook Townsvillelocation not on record	5
Hobart, AU	5
NSW Office of Environment and Heritagelocation not on record	4
Córdoba, AR	4
Claremont, US	3
Pullman, US	2
IPA/SPlocation not on record	2
Kensington, AU	2
Wollongong, AU	1
Christchurch, NZ	1
Montréal, CA	1
MeiseBGlocation not on record	1
Auckland, NZ	1
Paris, FR	1
USP-IBlocation not on record	1
EL PASO, US	1
Bloomington, US	1

29 institutions · 944 of 952 vouchered records shown · 8 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 DNA2 detections

Where the DNA of Solanum ellipticum 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 found2

Studies independent surveys1

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

Where its DNA was found

0 of 2 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.

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Solanum ellipticum

At a glance

Sources8 archives

Size & morphology16

Life cycle & reproduction7

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment10

Physiology & chemistry3

Other traits1

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type3 144 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions22 of 29 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Record type3 144 records