Sparaxis metelerkampiae

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Sparaxis

At a glance

Occurrence records129

Data sources6

Biological traits14

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility129 records↗

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 sources14 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF129 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 20

01Narrative

Sparaxis metelerkampiae, is a species of Sparaxis found in Western Cape, South Africa.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology3

Plant height max0.3 m

Plant height min0.15 m

Seed mass3.57 mg

Life cycle & reproduction3

Life formtuberous geophyte

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formcryptophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

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 metelerkampiae has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Sparaxis metelerkampiae 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 range20median20mode2records

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

2n 202×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · Oberlander2016

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Goldblatt, P. & M. Takei. 1997. Chromosome cytology of Iridaceae---patterns of variation, determination of ancestral base numbers, and modes of karyotype change. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 84: 285–304.

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 type129 records

Wild obs. + sensor84

Museum / vouchered45

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO288 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 accuracy88% within 1 km

≤100 m 55≤1 km 10≤10 km 2>10 km 7

74 georeferenced · 10 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor84

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 accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 1

1 georeferenced · 44 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence45

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 institutions4 of 5 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Pretoria, ZA	21
Cape Town, ZA	11
Cape Town, ZA	11
Kew, GB	1
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record	1

5 institutions · 45 of 45 vouchered records shown

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