Solena amplexicaulis

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Cucurbitaceae/Solena

At a glance

Occurrence records1 023

Data sources8

Biological traits14

DNA specimens2

eDNA detections2

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Solena amplexicaulis's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation5 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 023 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 specimens↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page6 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources14 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 023 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 0 countries2 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD2 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 48

01Narrative

Solena amplexicaulis, commonly known as the creeping cucumber, is a species of plant in the family Cucurbitaceae, native to tropical southern Asia. The fruits, leaves, roots and shoots have use as food and in traditional medicine.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Life cycle & reproduction5

Deciduousnessevergreen

Flowering endOct

Flowering startMay

Life formclimber

Life spanannual

⚠ sources differ — TRY: annual · GIFT: perennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatewet tropical

Climberobligatory

Elevation max2 600 m

Elevation min400 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: herb · TRY: Climber

Woodinessnon-woody

05DNA & barcoding2 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 Solena amplexicaulis has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens2

Marker genes2

eDNA detections2

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.

★rbcL★ITS2

plant barcodefungal barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Solena amplexicaulis 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 = 48 n = 24

Ploidypolyploid inferred

Chromosome records22–482n range26median48mode5records

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

2n 482×CCDB · book-indian_vol1 · CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants

CCDB · book-indian_vol1 — Kumar, L.S.S. & Vishveshwaraiah, S. 1951

CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants — Kumar & V. 1951

2n 221×CCDB · book-indian_vol1

CCDB · book-indian_vol1 — Hsu, C.-C. 1968 ; Malla, S.B., Bhattarai, S. et al. 1978b

2n 241×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Beevy, S. S. & P. Kuriachan. 1996. Chromosome numbers of south Indian Cucurbitaceae and a note on the cytological evolution in the family. J. Cytol. Genet. 31(1): 65–71.

2n 261×CCDB · book-indian_vol1

CCDB · book-indian_vol1 — Sarkar, A.K. et al. 1973a

n 113×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 · CCDB · book-ipcn75-78

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Malla, S. B., S. Bhattarai, M. Gorkhali, H. Saiju & N. KAYASTHA. 1978a. In IOPB chromosome number reports LXII. Taxon 27: 519–535.

CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — HSU, C.-C. 1968. Preliminary chromosome studies on the vascular plants of Taiwan (II). Taiwania No. 14: 11-27.

CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 — Malla et al. 1978a

n 122×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn75-78

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Sarkar, A. K., R. DATTA, M. RAYCHODHURY & S. DAS. 1975a. In IOPB chromosome reports L. Taxon 24: 671–678.

CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 — Sarkar et al. 1975a

n 131×CCDB · book-ipcn73-74

CCDB · book-ipcn73-74 — SARKAR, A.K., N. DATTA., & U. CHATTERJEE. 1973. In IOPB chromosome number reports XLII. Taxon 22: 647-654.

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · family-scale

PloiDB · family-scale — chromEvol; reliability=0.984 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type1 023 records

Wild obs. + sensor312

Museum / vouchered697

Other14

Origin

Native29

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO1 908 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 accuracy91% within 1 km

≤100 m 138≤1 km 45≤10 km 10>10 km 9

202 georeferenced · 110 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor312

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 accuracy36% within 1 km

≤100 m 3≤1 km 2≤10 km 7>10 km 2

14 georeferenced · 683 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence697

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 institutions26 of 39 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Beijing, CN	179
Guangzhou, CN	106
Kunming, CN	87
Guilin, CN	61
Chengdu, CN	43
Chengdu, CN	36
TAIElocation not on record	29
Yangling, CN	25
Guangxi Institute of Traditional Medical and Pharmaceutical Scienceslocation not on record	22
Taipei, TW	10
Guangzhou, CN	10
Taipei, TW	8
Seoul, KR	8
Wuhan, CN	8
云南省思茅市民族传统医药研究所location not on record	6
FJFClocation not on record	6
Xiamen, CN	5
Baroda, IN	5
Nanjing, CN	4
Kew, GB	4
nlocation not on record	4
Edinburgh, GB	3
Shanghai, CN	3
EMTCMlocation not on record	2
Stockholm, SE	2
Taipei, TW	2
GMBAlocation not on record	2
Dehra Dun, IN	2
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record	2
Fujian Institute of Subtropical Botanylocation not on record	2
Jinghong, CN	1
Paris, FR	1
GZUlocation not on record	1
Claremont, US	1
Berlin, DE	1
MeiseBGlocation not on record	1
South Kensington, GB	1
Nagasaki University - Fisherieslocation not on record	1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	1

39 institutions · 695 of 697 vouchered records shown · 2 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA2 detections

Where the DNA of Solena amplexicaulis 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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Solena amplexicaulis

At a glance

Sources8 archives

Life cycle & reproduction5

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment8

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type1 023 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions26 of 39 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Record type1 023 records