Sphaerolobium vimineum

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Sphaerolobium

At a glance

Occurrence records1 899

Data sources7

Biological traits33

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Sphaerolobium vimineum's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 899 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 & measurements4 literature sources33 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 899 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 18

01Narrative

Habit near Mogumber Sphaerolobium vimineum, commonly known as leafless globe-pea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to Australia. It is an erect, rush-like, mostly leafless shrub with yellow and reddish flowers arranged in small groups along the stems.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology10

Fruit width4 mm

Leaf length8 mm

Leaf width1 mm

Plant height0.7 m

⚠ sources differ — AusTraits: 0.7 m · TRY: 0.5 m

Plant height max1.2 m

Plant height min0.2 m

Seed length2 mm

Seed mass1.15 mg

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 1.15 mg · AusTraits: 1.01 mg · GIFT: 1.16 mg

Seed mass max1.83 mg

Seed mass min0.8 mg

Life cycle & reproduction9

Dehiscencedehiscent

Dispersal typeself

Flowering timennnnnnnnyyyn

Life spanperennial

Lifespan years20 years

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 20 years · AusTraits: 15 years

Pollination syndromeinsect

Reproductive maturity2 years

Resprouting capacityfire_killed

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typelegume

Growth formshrub

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapelinear

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry2

Nitrogen fixingnitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

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 Sphaerolobium vimineum has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Sphaerolobium vimineum 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 = 18 n = 9

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records18–182n range18median18mode2records

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

2n 182×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn75-78

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — SANDS, V. E. 1975. The cytoevolution of the Australian Papilionaceae. Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales 100: 118–155.

CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 — Sands 1975

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

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · family-scale

PloiDB · family-scale — chromEvol; reliability=0.848 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type1 899 records

Wild obs. + sensor1 628

Museum / vouchered270

Other1

Origin

Native30

Introduced1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO3 716 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 accuracy96% within 1 km

≤100 m 1 271≤1 km 252≤10 km 60>10 km 5

1 588 georeferenced · 40 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor1 628

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 accuracy39% within 1 km

≤100 m 33≤1 km 43≤10 km 99>10 km 22

197 georeferenced · 73 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence270

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 institutions14 of 20 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Kensington, AU	64
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	53
Canberra, AU	37
Mount Annan, AU	30
Armidale, AU	20
Brisbane, AU	16
Parkville, AU	10
Hobart, AU	9
Wollongong, AU	9
LDlocation not on record	4
Adelaide, AU	4
QVMAGlocation not on record	3
Kew, GB	2
Batemans Bay, AU	2
Claremont, US	1
MAlocation not on record	1
Moscow, US	1
La Trobe Universitylocation not on record	1
Smithfield, AU	1
Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record	1

20 institutions · 269 of 270 vouchered records shown · 1 without an institution code

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Sphaerolobium vimineum

At a glance

Sources7 archives

Size & morphology10

Life cycle & reproduction9

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment10

Physiology & chemistry2

Other traits1

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type1 899 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions14 of 20 geolocated

Record type1 899 records