Strelitzia juncea

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Zingiberales/Strelitziaceae/Strelitzia

At a glance

Occurrence records60

Data sources4

Biological traits15

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

Databases and archives Strelitzia juncea's data was compiled from.

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility60 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page3 sections

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

Traits & measurements3 literature sources15 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF60 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 14

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology4

Plant height max2.13 m

Seed mass209 mg

Seed mass max209 mg

Seed mass min209 mg

Life cycle & reproduction3

Life formperennial

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formhemicryptophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment7

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max300 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

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 Strelitzia juncea has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Strelitzia juncea 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 = 14 n = 7

Ploidydiploid inferred

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

2n 141×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Small, J. G. C., H. A. V. Venter & C. J. Garner. 1980. Acaulescent growth forms of Strelitzia: hybridization and chromosome numbers. J. S. African Bot. 46: 167–171.

n 71×CCDB · book-ipcn67-71

CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — MAHANTY, H.K. 1970. A cytological study of the Zingiberales with special reference to their taxonomy. Cytologia 35: 13-49.

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

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · family-scale

PloiDB · family-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type60 records

Wild obs. + sensor58

Museum / vouchered2

Origin

Introduced30

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO216 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 accuracy75% within 1 km

≤100 m 25≤1 km 17≤10 km 2>10 km 12

56 georeferenced · 2 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor58

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 accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 2 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence2

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 institutions1 of 2 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
South African National Biodiversity Institutelocation not on record	1
Christchurch, NZ	1

2 institutions · 2 of 2 vouchered records shown

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