Sparaxis grandiflora

(D.Delaroche) Ker Gawl. · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Sparaxis

At a glance

Occurrence records174

Data sources7

Biological traits18

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Sparaxis grandiflora's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility174 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page4 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources18 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF174 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 20

01Narrative

Sparaxis grandiflora, the plain harlequin flower, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Sparaxis, family Iridaceae, found in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology5

Plant height max0.3 m

Plant height min0.07 m

Seed mass4.32 mg

Seed mass max5.57 mg

Seed mass min2.84 mg

Life cycle & reproduction3

Life formtuberous geophyte

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formcryptophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max1 524 m

Elevation min151 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

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 Sparaxis grandiflora has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Sparaxis grandiflora 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 = 20 n = 10

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records20–202n range20median20mode4records

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

2n 204×CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 · CCDB · Oberlander2016

CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — GOLDBLATT' p. 1969. The genus Spar axis. J.S. African Bot. 35: 219-252.

CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — GOLDBLATT, P. 1971. Cytological and morphological studies in the Southern African Iridaceae. J.S. African Bot. 37: 317-460.

CCDB · Oberlander2016 — Goldblatt, P. & M. Takei, 1993

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 type174 records

Wild obs. + sensor155

Museum / vouchered19

Origin

Introduced8

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO328 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 accuracy68% within 1 km

≤100 m 73≤1 km 19≤10 km 42>10 km 1

135 georeferenced · 20 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor155

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 accuracy44% within 1 km

≤100 m 2≤1 km 2≤10 km 2>10 km 3

9 georeferenced · 10 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence19

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 institutions7 of 11 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Christchurch, NZ	6
Philadelphia, US	3
Wuzhou, CN	1
WTUlocation not on record	1
Cape Town, ZA	1
South African National Biodiversity Institutelocation not on record	1
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	1
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record	1
Rotorua, NZ	1
Auckland, NZ	1
South Kensington, GB	1

11 institutions · 18 of 19 vouchered records shown · 1 without an institution code

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