Habitat GIFTÁrea Antrópica, Caatinga (stricto sensu), Campo de Altitude, Campo Limpo, Campo Rupestre, Carrasco, Cerrado (lato sensu), Floresta Ciliar ou Galeria, Floresta de Terra Firme, Floresta Estacional Semidecidual, Restinga, Savana Amazônica, Vegetação Sobre Af
Leaf shapeelliptical
Woodinessnon-woody
03Chemical composition15 compounds
Compounds documented for Spermacoce latifolia across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
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 Spermacoce latifolia has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens7
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.
★matK★rbcL
plant barcode
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type1 475 records
Wild obs. + sensor588
Museum / vouchered839
Other48
Origin
Native15
Introduced13
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO3 776 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 accuracy90% within 1 km
≤100 m 329≤1 km 28≤10 km 21>10 km 19
397 georeferenced · 191 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor588
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 accuracy61% within 1 km
≤100 m 65≤1 km 20≤10 km 43>10 km 11
139 georeferenced · 700 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence839
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 institutions33 of 94 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Bronx, US
74
MeiseBGlocation not on record
42
Brisbane, AU
40
UnBlocation not on record
37
St. Augustine, TT
36
Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas - SINCHIlocation not on record
36
Saint Louis, US
34
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
27
Kew, GB
27
Museo Nacional de Costa Rica (MNCR)location not on record
26
Smithfield, AU
20
LBVlocation not on record
19
Taipei, TW
18
Durham, US
18
WAGlocation not on record
17
Palmerston, AU
16
Canberra, AU
16
Embrapa Agrobiology Diazothrophic Microbial Culture Collectionlocation not on record
13
Herbier National du Gabonlocation not on record
13
Brasília, BR
12
Taipei, TW
11
Tampa, US
10
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record
9
TAIElocation not on record
9
Honolulu, US
7
Taipei, TW
7
Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC)location not on record
6
Cibinong Science Center, Herbarium Bogorienselocation not on record
6
Mount Annan, AU
6
Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH)location not on record
5
Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record
5
UNEMATlocation not on record
4
Institut de Recherche Agronomique de Guinée (IRAG)location not on record
4
Plocation not on record
4
Universidade Federal de Goiáslocation not on record
4
Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA)location not on record
3
IECOSlocation not on record
3
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record
3
JBRJlocation not on record
3
Durango, MX
3
Odawara, JP
3
Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoirelocation not on record
2
Instituto do Meio Ambientelocation not on record
2
Nishihara, JP
2
Göteborg, SE
2
BRLUlocation not on record
2
UFAClocation not on record
2
Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas (UDistrital)location not on record
2
National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record
2
ASUlocation not on record
2
Beijing, CN
2
Paris, FR
2
Chaguaramas, TT
2
Elocation not on record
2
Departamento de Sistematica e Ecologialocation not on record
1
Bogotá, D.C., CO
1
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarinalocation not on record
1
FUVATESlocation not on record
1
Wlocation not on record
1
Armidale, AU
1
UNICAMPlocation not on record
1
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
1
James Cook Townsvillelocation not on record
1
San José, CR
1
Laboratorio de Ictiologialocation not on record
1
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record
1
CJBGlocation not on record
1
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)location not on record
1
Sociedad para el Estudio de los Recursos Bióticos de Oaxaca, A. C.location not on record
1
Adelaide, AU
1
Fundación Jardín Botánico Joaquín Antonio Uribe de Medellínlocation not on record
1
Centre National de Floristique - Université Félix HOUPHOUËT-BOIGNYlocation not on record
1
Glocation not on record
1
IFANlocation not on record
1
Njala Universitylocation not on record
1
HUAlocation not on record
1
Cambridge, US
1
Université Nangui Abrogoualocation not on record
1
Mexico City, MX
1
National Institute of Hygienic Scienceslocation not on record
1
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record
1
Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Veracruzana, Región Xalapalocation not on record
1
UFSClocation not on record
1
Guatemala City, GT
1
MAlocation not on record
1
CASlocation not on record
1
Yaoundé, CM
1
La Trobe Universitylocation not on record
1
NGCPR01798location not on record
1
NGCPR01799location not on record
1
UFERSAlocation not on record
1
OTSlocation not on record
1
Stockholm, SE
1
València, ES
1
94 institutions · 722 of 839 vouchered records shown · 117 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA2 detections
Where the DNA of Spermacoce latifolia 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
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 2 detections have coordinates
Open the map1 country0
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.
Modelled climatemodelled
−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C
Temperature median26.1 °C 26.1–26.1
Seasonal swing summer↔winter1.10 °C
Max temp (day)29.5 °C
Min temp (night)22.6 °C
Precipitation269 mm/mo
Air humidity68.1 %
Moisture balance133 mm/mo
Vapour deficit1,080 Pa
Wind speed1.20 m/s
Cloud cover57.6 %
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 2 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche
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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GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 475 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics7 specimens↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗