Symphonia globulifera
L.fil. · speciesAt a glance
Sources11 archives
Databases and archives Symphonia globulifera's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility5 054 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI34 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics48 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Symphonia globulifera, commonly known as boarwood, is a timber tree abundant in Central America, the Caribbean, South America and Africa. This plant is also used as a medicinal plant and ornamental plant.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology17
Life cycle & reproduction6
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment12
Physiology & chemistry11
Other traits3
Compounds documented for Symphonia globulifera across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds40 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (-)-3,4-Divanillyltetrahydrofuran | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,3aR,5aR,5bR,7aS,9R,11R,11aR,11bS,13aR,13bR)-3a,5a,5b,8,8,11a-hexamethyl-1-prop-1-en-2-yl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13,13a,13b-hexadecahydrocyclopenta(a)chrysene-9,11-diol | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,3aS,4S,5aR,5bR,7aR,9R,11aR,11bR,13aR,13bR)-3a,5a,5b,8,8,11a-hexamethyl-1-prop-1-en-2-yl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13,13a,13b-hexadecahydrocyclopenta[a]chrysene-4,9-diol | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,3aS,4S,5aR,5bR,7aR,9R,11aR,11bR,13aR,13bR)-3a-(hydroxymethyl)-5a,5b,8,8,11a-pentamethyl-1-prop-1-en-2-yl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13,13a,13b-hexadecahydrocyclopenta[a]chrysene-4,9-diol | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,4S,5R,10R,13R,14R,15S,19S,22R)-19-hydroperoxy-4,7,7,10,13,18,18-heptamethyl-24-oxahexacyclo[13.7.2.01,14.04,13.05,10.017,22]tetracos-16-ene | present | NPASS | |
| (1S,3aS,4S,5aS,5bR,7aR,9R,11aR,11bR,13bR)-3a,5a,5b,8,8,11a-hexamethyl-1-propan-2-yl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13b-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]chrysene-4,9-diol | present | NPASS | |
| (1S,3aS,4S,5aS,5bR,7aR,9S,11aR,11bR,13bR)-3a,5a,5b,8,8,11a-hexamethyl-1-propan-2-yl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13b-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]chrysene-4,9-diol | present | NPASS | |
| (1S,4S,5S,9S,10R,13R,14R)-5-(hydroxymethyl)-5,9,14-trimethyltetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,9]hexadecan-14-ol | present | NPASS | |
| (3S,6aS,6aS,6bR,8aS,11R,12aR,14aR,14bS)-11-(hydroxymethyl)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,14a-heptamethyl-1,2,3,6,6a,7,8,9,10,12,12a,13,14,14b-tetradecahydropicen-3-ol | present | NPASS | |
| (6S,7aS)-5,6,7,7a-Tetrahydro-6-hydroxy-4,4,7a-trimethyl-2(4H)-benzofuranone | present | NPASS |
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 Symphonia globulifera has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ 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.
The complete instruction manual Symphonia globulifera 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.
Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is
Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).
Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers
Assembly level tells you how finished the sequence is — from fragmented contigs, through scaffolds, up to a full chromosome-level assembly. BUSCO % estimates completeness: the share of genes expected to be present that were actually found. These describe the data quality, not the organism.
How far back this lineage goes — and how we know. Everything here is measured in Ma, short for “mega-annum”: millions of years ago. The chart reads left to right like a calendar of the Earth, from the deep past on the left to today at the right edgetop to bottom like a core drilled through the Earth, from the deep past at the top down to today at the bottom.
At a glance
When this lineage existed
How to read this: the coloured strip along the bottomdown the left is the geological calendar — the standard epochs (Pliocene, Pleistocene…) every museum uses, shown so you can see which chapter of Earth's history this lineage lived in. This lineage is a young one, so the strip is zoomed in to epochs — the finer subdivisions inside a period. The orange marker is the DNA clock: DNA accumulates mutations at a roughly steady rate, so comparing this species' DNA with its relatives estimates when the lineage split off — independently of any fossil.
Record type5 054 records
Origin
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
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.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions76 of 225 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Saint Louis, US | 632 |
| National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record | 303 |
| Bronx, US | 227 |
| Chicago, US | 162 |
| Paris, FR | 159 |
| Kew, GB | 147 |
| LBVlocation not on record | 123 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 120 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 107 |
| BRLUlocation not on record | 107 |
| Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)location not on record | 96 |
| Salvador, BR | 69 |
| JBRJlocation not on record | 60 |
| Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas - SINCHIlocation not on record | 60 |
| La Paz, BO | 51 |
| San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record | 45 |
| Mexico City, MX | 43 |
| UFBAlocation not on record | 42 |
| Yaoundé, CM | 36 |
| Chaguaramas, TT | 35 |
| UNICAMPlocation not on record | 34 |
| WAGlocation not on record | 32 |
| CEPLAClocation not on record | 31 |
| Laboratorio de Ictiologialocation not on record | 31 |
| MAlocation not on record | 31 |
| St. Augustine, TT | 29 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 28 |
| QCNElocation not on record | 28 |
| Embrapa Agrobiology Diazothrophic Microbial Culture Collectionlocation not on record | 27 |
| Aarhus, DK | 27 |
| Brussels, BE | 25 |
| San José, CR | 25 |
| León, NI | 24 |
| Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record | 24 |
| Herbier National du Gabonlocation not on record | 22 |
| INBIOlocation not on record | 20 |
| Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BO | 20 |
| Xiamen, CN | 19 |
| UFRPElocation not on record | 18 |
| UEPAlocation not on record | 18 |
| Durham, US | 18 |
| Departamento de Sistematica e Ecologialocation not on record | 18 |
| Masindi, UG | 17 |
| Plocation not on record | 17 |
| IPHAMETRAlocation not on record | 17 |
| CASlocation not on record | 16 |
| National Herbarium of São Tomé and Principelocation not on record | 14 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 14 |
| Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)location not on record | 14 |
| Ilhéus, BR | 14 |
| Universiti Sains Malaysialocation not on record | 13 |
| Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles (CRSN/Lwiro)location not on record | 12 |
| Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldilocation not on record | 12 |
| University of Santo Tomas Museumlocation not on record | 12 |
| Durango, MX | 11 |
| Cenargenlocation not on record | 11 |
| Herbario Selva Central Oxapampa - estación biológica del Jardín Botánico de Missourilocation not on record | 11 |
| Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH)location not on record | 10 |
| Feira de Santana, BR | 10 |
| Loja, EC | 10 |
| Institut fur Allgemeine Mikrobiologielocation not on record | 9 |
| USP-IBlocation not on record | 9 |
| Fort Worth, US | 9 |
| Cochabamba, BO | 9 |
| Brasília, BR | 9 |
| HNBlocation not on record | 9 |
| Tampa, US | 8 |
| TAFORI-LSRClocation not on record | 8 |
| Pretoria, ZA | 7 |
| Brasília, BR | 7 |
| Universidade Federal do Maranhãolocation not on record | 7 |
| Universidad Tecnológica del Chocó (UTCH)location not on record | 7 |
| OTSlocation not on record | 7 |
| Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record | 6 |
| Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Nortelocation not on record | 6 |
| Berlin, DE | 6 |
| Empresa Pernambucana de Pesquisa Agropecuária, IPAlocation not on record | 6 |
| Area de Conservacion Guanacastelocation not on record | 6 |
| CJBGlocation not on record | 6 |
| Universidade do Estado de Mato Grossolocation not on record | 6 |
| Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoirelocation not on record | 6 |
| Ivano-Frankivsk, UA | 6 |
| Elocation not on record | 5 |
| Uppsala, SE | 5 |
| HUENFlocation not on record | 5 |
| Institut de Biologia Evolutiva, (CSIC-UPF)location not on record | 5 |
| UESBlocation not on record | 5 |
| Sucre, BO | 5 |
| Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad del Ecuadorlocation not on record | 5 |
| Edinburgh, GB | 5 |
| IECOSlocation not on record | 5 |
| Provincia di Livornolocation not on record | 4 |
| Universidad de la Amazonia (UniAmazonia)location not on record | 4 |
| UNESP-FCAlocation not on record | 4 |
| CNF-UFHBlocation not on record | 4 |
| Universidade Federal do Espírito Santolocation not on record | 4 |
| UFPRlocation not on record | 4 |
| Universidad Autónoma de Madridlocation not on record | 4 |
| Clocation not on record | 4 |
| Corrientes, AR | 4 |
| arosemena tola, EC | 4 |
| Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas (UDistrital)location not on record | 4 |
| Quito, EC | 4 |
| Porto Velho, BR | 4 |
| UTPLlocation not on record | 4 |
| UTFPR-CPlocation not on record | 4 |
| INMAlocation not on record | 4 |
| Wlocation not on record | 4 |
| UnBlocation not on record | 4 |
| Santarém, BR | 4 |
| Cuiabá, BR | 4 |
| Instituto para la Investigación y la Preservación del Patrimonio Cultural y Natural del Valle del Cauca - INCIVAlocation not on record | 4 |
| UEMAlocation not on record | 3 |
| Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Herbariolocation not on record | 3 |
| Istituto Agrario Castelnuovolocation not on record | 3 |
| Cambridge, US | 3 |
| LDlocation not on record | 3 |
| Glocation not on record | 3 |
| Campo Mourão, BR | 3 |
| Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeirolocation not on record | 3 |
| UFMGlocation not on record | 3 |
| HUT Culture Collectionlocation not on record | 3 |
| CUVClocation not on record | 3 |
| LISClocation not on record | 3 |
| Ann Arbor, US | 3 |
| Santa Teresa, BR | 3 |
| Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record | 3 |
| Chapingo, MX | 3 |
| MEXUlocation not on record | 3 |
| Bogotá, D.C., CO | 3 |
| Institute for Agricultural Research of Mozambiquelocation not on record | 3 |
| Coimbra, PT | 3 |
| Blumenau, BR | 2 |
| Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung: Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseumlocation not on record | 2 |
| UFSClocation not on record | 2 |
| Austin, US | 2 |
| Universidade Paulistalocation not on record | 2 |
| UNESP-RClocation not on record | 2 |
| South Kensington, GB | 2 |
| Cruz das Almas, BR | 2 |
| IPA/SPlocation not on record | 2 |
| UNICAPlocation not on record | 2 |
| Iquitos, PE | 2 |
| PUC-RIOlocation not on record | 2 |
| Sociedad para el Estudio de los Recursos Bióticos de Oaxaca, A. C.location not on record | 2 |
| University of Oxfordlocation not on record | 2 |
| Fredericksburg, US | 2 |
| Dresden, DE | 2 |
| EAlocation not on record | 2 |
| Station d'Ecologie de Lamtolocation not on record | 2 |
| Riverside, US | 2 |
| Botanic Gardenlocation not on record | 2 |
| Provincial Museum of Albertalocation not on record | 2 |
| Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas SINCHIlocation not on record | 2 |
| Frankfurt am Main | 2 |
| HUAlocation not on record | 2 |
| Göteborg, SE | 2 |
| Mlocation not on record | 2 |
| Budapest, HU | 2 |
| Leiden University Medical Centerlocation not on record | 2 |
| Universidade de São Paulolocation not on record | 1 |
| Museum of Zoologylocation not on record | 1 |
| WTUlocation not on record | 1 |
| LGlocation not on record | 1 |
| UNITINSlocation not on record | 1 |
| Burlington, US | 1 |
| Fundación Jardín Botánico Joaquín Antonio Uribe de Medellínlocation not on record | 1 |
| National Botanical Gardens of Belgiumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Beijing, CN | 1 |
| Herbario de la Universidad Técnica del Nortelocation not on record | 1 |
| Centre National de Floristique - Université Félix HOUPHOUËT-BOIGNYlocation not on record | 1 |
| Minister of Sustainable Development, Climate Change & Solid Waste Managementlocation not on record | 1 |
| Montpellier, FR | 1 |
| Cusco, PE | 1 |
| Limbe Botanical & Zoological Gardenslocation not on record | 1 |
| UFPElocation not on record | 1 |
| Universite Libre de Bruxelleslocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreallocation not on record | 1 |
| Madison, US | 1 |
| Universidade Estadual de Campinaslocation not on record | 1 |
| Clemson, US | 1 |
| Universidade Federal de Santa Catarinalocation not on record | 1 |
| Université National du Béninlocation not on record | 1 |
| Guatemala City, GT | 1 |
| Universität Göttingenlocation not on record | 1 |
| Calabar, NG | 1 |
| POZGlocation not on record | 1 |
| Zlocation not on record | 1 |
| Mérida, MX | 1 |
| Arequipa, PE | 1 |
| Herbario UTCEClocation not on record | 1 |
| San Isidro, AR | 1 |
| Botanical Garden "Anastasie Fatu" of Iasilocation not on record | 1 |
| Lima, PE | 1 |
| WCSlocation not on record | 1 |
| CPATSAlocation not on record | 1 |
| Riobamba, EC | 1 |
| Universidad Nacional Agrarialocation not on record | 1 |
| BAYLUlocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidad de los Andes (UniAndes)location not on record | 1 |
| Kunming, CN | 1 |
| PRPlocation not on record | 1 |
| Llocation not on record | 1 |
| Embrapa Amazônia Oriental, Ministry of Agriculturelocation not on record | 1 |
| DEAL Martiniquelocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidade Federal do Ceara, Departamento de Biologialocation not on record | 1 |
| UFRRJlocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidade Federal do Vale do São Franciscolocation not on record | 1 |
| Sangmiung Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS)location not on record | 1 |
| Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PUJ)location not on record | 1 |
| UFESlocation not on record | 1 |
| CEPEC, CEPLAC e Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahialocation not on record | 1 |
| HACAMlocation not on record | 1 |
| Fortaleza, BR | 1 |
| Federal University of Espírito Santolocation not on record | 1 |
| EL PASO, US | 1 |
| Seropédica, BR | 1 |
| ESALQlocation not on record | 1 |
| PUC-RSlocation not on record | 1 |
| URCAlocation not on record | 1 |
| Centro de Pesquisas Agropecuarias do Tropico Umidolocation not on record | 1 |
| Collections de la Faculte des Sciences de Lyonlocation not on record | 1 |
| UNIVASFlocation not on record | 1 |
| Altos de Pipe, VE | 1 |
Where the DNA of Symphonia globulifera 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
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
Modelled climatemodelled
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.