Tabebuia heterophylla

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Bignoniaceae/Tabebuia

At a glance

Occurrence records3 014

Data sources14

Biological traits104

DNA specimens4

eDNA detections4

Sources14 archives

Databases and archives Tabebuia heterophylla's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility3 014 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI4 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics4 specimens↗

LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗

NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page7 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources104 traits

Chemical compositionLOTUS · NPASS12 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF3 014 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 1 countries4 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD4 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT509 Mbp

01Narrative

Tabebuia heterophylla is a species of tree native to the Caribbean, and is also cultivated. It is also known as Roble blanco, pink manjack, pink trumpet tree, white cedar, and whitewood.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTUSDATRY

Size & morphology4

Plant height16.5 m

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: 16.5 m · USDA: 18.29 m · TRY: 9 m

Seed mass12.5 mg

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 12.5 mg · GIFT: 14.59 mg

Seed mass max18.49 mg

Seed mass min11 mg

Life cycle & reproduction27

Bloom periodSpring

Coppice potentialNo

Deciduousnessevergreen

Flower colourwhite

Flower conspicuousYes

Fruit seed period beginSpring

Fruit seed period endSummer

Growth rate USDARapid

Life formshrub or tree

Life spanperennial

Lifespan categoryModerate

Pollination modebiotic

Pollination syndromeinsect

Propagated by bare rootYes

Propagated by bulbNo

Propagated by containerYes

Propagated by cormNo

Propagated by cuttingsNo

Propagated by seedYes

Propagated by sodNo

Propagated by sprigsNo

Propagated by tubersNo

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Resprout abilityNo

Seed spread rateModerate

Seedling vigorMedium

Vegetative spread rateNone

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment26

Active growth periodSpring, Summer, Fall

Adapted to coarse textured soilsYes

Adapted to fine textured soilsYes

Adapted to medium textured soilsYes

Aquaticterrestrial

BloatNone

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max1 000 m

Elevation min0 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Foliage colorGreen

Foliage porosity summerDense

Foliage porosity winterPorous

Foliage textureMedium

Fruit colourbrown

Growth formtree

Growth form USDASingle Stem

Hedge toleranceNone

Known allelopathNo

Leaf retentionNo

Low growing grassNo

Root depth min30 in

Shape and orientationErect

Small grainNo

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry25

Anaerobic toleranceLow

C:N ratioHigh

Caco3 toleranceMedium

Cold stratification requiredNo

Drought toleranceLow

Fertility requirementLow

Fire resistantNo

Fire toleranceNone

Frost free days min365 days

Leaf c451 mg/g

Leaf n14.94 mg/g

Leaf p1.01 mg/g

Moisture useHigh

Nitrogen fixation levelNone

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Precipitation max130 in

Precipitation min33 in

Salinity toleranceNone

Shade toleranceHigh

Soil pH max8 pH

Soil pH min4.5 pH

Specific leaf area (SLA)12.22 mm²/mg

Temperature min32 °F

Wood density579 mg/cm³

Uses & economy14

Berry nut seed productNo

Christmas tree productNo

Commercial availabilityNo Known Source

Fodder productNo

Fuelwood productLow

Lumber productYes

Naval store productYes

Nursery stock productYes

Palatable humanNo

Post productYes

Pulpwood productNo

Seeds per pound31 750 per lb

ToxicityNone

Veneer productYes

Other traits7

Fall conspicuousNo

Fruit seed abundanceLow

Fruit seed conspicuousYes

Fruit seed persistenceYes

Height at 20yr7.62 m

Planting density max1 200 per acre

Planting density min300 per acre

03Chemical composition12 compounds

Compounds documented for Tabebuia heterophylla across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").

Compound class profile4 classes

Piperidine alkaloids3

Dibenzylbutyrolactone lignans2

Naphthoquinones1

Arylnaphthalene and aryltetralin lignans $ Dibenzylbutane lignans1

Documented compounds12 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Amount	Source
(26S)-26-(2-hydroxy-2-methylpropyl)-5,5-dimethyl-6,15-dioxahexacyclo[12.12.0.02,7.08,13.016,25.018,23]hexacosa-1(14),2(7),3,8,10,12,16(25),18,20,22-decaene-17,24-dione	present	LOTUS
(2S,3S)-2-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-ylmethyl)-3-[(7-methoxy-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)methyl]butane-1,4-diol	present	NPASS
(2S,3S)-2-(5-Methoxy-3,4-methylenedioxybenzyl)-3-(3,4-methylenedioxybenzyl) butyrolactone	present	NPASS
(2S,3S,4S)-4-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-ylmethyl)-3-[(7-methoxy-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)methyl]oxolan-2-ol	present	NPASS
8-trans-Piperamide-C-9-1	present	NPASS
N-[10-(13,14-Methylenedioxyphenyl)-7(E),9(Z)-pentadienoyl]-pyrrolidine	present	NPASS
Piperoleine	present	NPASS
Pyrrolidine, 1-(1-oxo-2,4-eicosadienyl)-, (E,E)-	present	NPASS
QXSFPRUSCMGQOM-FLTJSSMESA-N	present	NPASS
QXSFPRUSCMGQOM-LNNXQNCSSA-N	present	NPASS

05DNA & barcoding4 specimens

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 Tabebuia heterophylla has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens4

Marker genes2

eDNA detections4

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

06Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT

The complete instruction manual Tabebuia heterophylla 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

Genome size508 560 000 bp

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).

BACTERIUM Carsonella ruddii0.00016 Gb

FUNGUS0.04 Gb

INSECT0.25 Gb

THIS GENOME Tabebuia heterophylla0.51 Gb

HUMAN3.2 Gb

WHEAT17 Gb

FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb

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 = 40 n = 20

Ploidy2× diploid · measured

Chromosome records40–402n range40median40mode3records

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

2n 403×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database · CCDB · book-indian_vol1 · CCDB · book-fedorov

GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database — ↗

CCDB · book-indian_vol1 — Pathak, G:N. et al. 1949

CCDB · book-fedorov — Pathak et al. 1949

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

diploid1×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database

GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database

polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · family-scale

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

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type3 014 records

Wild obs. + sensor2 636

Museum / vouchered376

Other2

Origin

Native1

Introduced110

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO4 440 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 1 505≤1 km 116≤10 km 115>10 km 108

1 844 georeferenced · 792 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor2 636

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 accuracy57% within 1 km

≤100 m 5≤1 km 19≤10 km 14>10 km 4

42 georeferenced · 334 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence376

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 institutions26 of 41 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	105
Saint Louis, US	42
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	19
Miami, US	15
Chicago, US	15
Kew, GB	13
Tampa, US	12
St. Augustine, TT	8
BISHlocation not on record	7
Honolulu, US	7
BMlocation not on record	6
EL PASO, US	4
UnBlocation not on record	4
Denver, US	4
Cambridge, US	3
Taipei, TW	3
Fredericksburg, US	3
US	3
ASUlocation not on record	3
Jardín Botánico Nacional Dr. Rafael M. Moscosolocation not on record	3
Toronto, CA	3
Cambridge, US	2
USP-IBlocation not on record	2
Pretoria, ZA	2
Paris, FR	2
Tempe, US	2
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record	2
Instituto para la Investigación y la Preservación del Patrimonio Cultural y Natural del Valle del Cauca - INCIVAlocation not on record	2
Ivano-Frankivsk, UA	1
Ann Arbor, US	1
Mexico City, MX	1
UCWIlocation not on record	1
CJBGlocation not on record	1
Fort Worth, US	1
Frankfurt am Main	1
Jardín Botánico Nacional, Universidad de La Habanalocation not on record	1
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record	1
Wuzhou, CN	1
Clemson, US	1
HAWlocation not on record	1
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record	1

41 institutions · 309 of 376 vouchered records shown · 66 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA4 detections

Where the DNA of Tabebuia heterophylla 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 found4

Studies independent surveys1

Countries1

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 4 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 median25.7 °C 25.7–25.7

Seasonal swing summer↔winter3.50 °C

Max temp (day)29.6 °C

Min temp (night)22.2 °C

Precipitation144 mm/mo

Air humidity66.4 %

Moisture balance-45.5 mm/mo

Vapour deficit1,105 Pa

Wind speed2.50 m/s

Cloud cover25.5 %

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 1 detection point · 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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Tabebuia heterophylla

At a glance

Sources14 archives

Size & morphology4

Life cycle & reproduction27

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment26

Physiology & chemistry25

Uses & economy14

Other traits7

Compound class profile4 classes

Documented compounds12 total

At a glance

Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type3 014 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions26 of 41 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Modelled climatemodelled

Record type3 014 records