Taxodium mucronatum
Ten. · speciesAt a glance
Sources14 archives
Databases and archives Taxodium mucronatum's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation12 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility3 757 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI9 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics8 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
Paleobiology DatabasePBDB consortiumfossil record↗
WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Taxodium mucronatum, commonly known as Montezuma bald cypress, Montezuma cypress, or ahuehuete, is a species of Taxodium that is native to Mexico and Guatemala. Ahuehuete is derived from the Nahuatl name for the tree, āhuēhuētl, which means "upright drum in water" or "old man of the water."
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology2
Life cycle & reproduction2
Habitat & environment2
Physiology & chemistry3
Compounds documented for Taxodium mucronatum across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds168 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-alpha-Thujene | present | NPASS | |
| (+)-trans-Sabinene hydrate | present | NPASS | |
| (-)-alpha-Pinene | present | NPASS | |
| (-)-Linalool | present | NPASS | |
| (-)-trans-Carveol | present | NPASS | |
| (1R)-4-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-18-[(1R,4S,6R)-4-hydroxy-2,2,6-trimethylcyclohexyl]-3,7,12,16-tetramethyloctadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaenyl]-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohex-3-en-1-ol | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,2R,7S,10R,13R,14R,16S,19R,20S)-19-[(2R)-2-hydroxy-5-oxo-2H-furan-3-yl]-9,9,13,20-tetramethyl-4,8,15,18-tetraoxahexacyclo[11.9.0.02,7.02,10.014,16.014,20]docosane-5,12,17-trione | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,2R,7S,10S,13R,14R,16S,19S,20S)-19-(furan-3-yl)-9,9,13,20-tetramethyl-4,8,15,18-tetraoxahexacyclo[11.9.0.02,7.02,10.014,16.014,20]docosane-5,12,17-trione | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,3S,6S)-6-[(3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-18-[(4R)-4-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl]-3,7,12,16-tetramethyloctadeca-3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-octaenyl]-1,5,5-trimethyl-7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptan-3-ol | present | NPASS | |
| (1S,2R,4S)-1-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E)-16-[(2R,6S,7aR)-6-hydroxy-4,4,7a-trimethyl-2,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl]-3,7,12-trimethylheptadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15-octaenyl]-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexane-1,2,4-triol | 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 Taxodium mucronatum 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 Taxodium mucronatum 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).
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.
2n 221×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database
diploid1×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database
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 type3 757 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.
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions61 of 91 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Durango, MX | 212 |
| Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Moreloslocation not on record | 146 |
| Mexico City, MX | 104 |
| Chapingo, MX | 73 |
| Saint Louis, US | 52 |
| Austin, US | 48 |
| Juriquilla, MX | 43 |
| Mexico City, MX | 34 |
| Mexico City, MX | 20 |
| Bronx, US | 19 |
| Kew, GB | 18 |
| Ann Arbor, US | 18 |
| Guasave, MX | 17 |
| Riverside, US | 15 |
| Culiacán, MX | 15 |
| Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MX | 13 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 11 |
| Santa Barbara, US | 10 |
| San Francisco, US | 10 |
| Austin, US | 9 |
| Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MX | 8 |
| South Kensington, GB | 8 |
| Ciudad de México, MX | 7 |
| Puebla, MX | 7 |
| Antiguo Cuscatlán, SV | 6 |
| Tlalnepantla, MX | 6 |
| Tapachula, MX | 5 |
| Zacatecas, MX | 5 |
| MEXUlocation not on record | 5 |
| Hermosillo, MX | 5 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 5 |
| Berlin, DE | 5 |
| Phoenix, US | 5 |
| Tampa, US | 5 |
| San Diego, US | 4 |
| Mérida, MX | 4 |
| Giardini Botanici Hanburylocation not on record | 4 |
| University of Arizona, Laboratory of Tree-Ring Researchlocation not on record | 4 |
| BAYLUlocation not on record | 4 |
| EL PASO, US | 4 |
| CASlocation not on record | 3 |
| Beijing, CN | 3 |
| San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record | 3 |
| Instituto de Ecología Aplicada, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipaslocation not on record | 3 |
| US | 3 |
| Auckland, NZ | 3 |
| Pullman, US | 3 |
| Flagstaff, US | 3 |
| Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de Biologialocation not on record | 3 |
| Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record | 2 |
| HEMlocation not on record | 2 |
| LDlocation not on record | 2 |
| Montecillo, Texcoco, MX | 2 |
| Museo Nacional de Costa Rica (MNCR)location not on record | 2 |
| Guatemala City, GT | 2 |
| Nanjing, CN | 2 |
| Long Beach, US | 1 |
| Museo naturalistico del Frignano Ferruccio Minghellilocation not on record | 1 |
| Toluca, MX | 1 |
| La Paz, MX | 1 |
| US | 1 |
| Lubbock, US | 1 |
| Cornell Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record | 1 |
| Claremont, US | 1 |
| San Francisco, US | 1 |
| Ciudad de México, MX | 1 |
| Taipei, TW | 1 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 1 |
| Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Méxicolocation not on record | 1 |
| Porto Alegre, BR | 1 |
| Christchurch, NZ | 1 |
| Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paranálocation not on record | 1 |
| Northridge, US | 1 |
| Centro Cultural Santo Domingolocation not on record | 1 |
| Hudson, US | 1 |
| San José, CR | 1 |
| College of the Atlantic, Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| INMAlocation not on record | 1 |
| University of Silesia in Katowicelocation not on record | 1 |
| UFSMlocation not on record | 1 |
| Bangkok, TH | 1 |
| University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record | 1 |
| Santa Cruz, US | 1 |
| Turlock, US | 1 |
| Burlington, US | 1 |
| Vitoria, ES | 1 |
| Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Veracruzana, Región Xalapalocation not on record | 1 |
| Edinburgh, GB | 1 |
| National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidad del Pais Vasco (UPV/EHU)location not on record | 1 |
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Where the DNA of Taxodium mucronatum 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?
Measured at samplingin-field
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.