Trichocentrum carthagenense

(Jacq.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Trichocentrum

At a glance

Occurrence records8 980

Data sources9

Biological traits12

DNA specimens2

eDNA detections2

Sources9 archives

Databases and archives Trichocentrum carthagenense's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility8 980 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 specimens↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page6 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources12 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF8 980 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 0 countries2 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD2 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 30

01Narrative

Trichocentrum carthagenense is a species of orchid found from the Caribbean and Mexico, Central America and down to northern Brazil.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Life cycle & reproduction2

Life formpseudobulbous epiphyte

Life spanperennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment9

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max1 100 m

Elevation min0 m

Epiphyteobligatory

Growth formherb

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: herb · TRY: Epiphyte

Habitat GIFTFloresta Ombrófila (= Floresta Pluvial)

Woodinessnon-woody

05DNA & barcoding2 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 Trichocentrum carthagenense has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens2

Marker genes2

eDNA detections2

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★ITS2

plant barcodefungal barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Trichocentrum carthagenense 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 = 30 n = 15

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records28–302n range30median30mode5records

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

2n 304×CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 · CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 · CCDB · book-ipcn73-74 +1

CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — SINOTO, Y. 1969. Chromosomes in Oncidium and allied genera I. Genus Oncidium. Kromosomo 76: 2459-2473.

CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 — Charanasri & Kamemoto 1975

CCDB · book-ipcn73-74 — CHARANASRI, U., H. KAMEMOTO, M. TAKESHITA. 1973. Chromosome numbers in the genus Oncidium and some allied genera. Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 42: 518-524.

CCDB · Cave1962 — Sinoto 1962

2n 281×CCDB · Cave1957

CCDB · Cave1957 — Dodson o

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

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

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

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type8 980 records

Wild obs. + sensor8 899

Museum / vouchered73

Cultivated / captive8

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO876 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 accuracy94% within 1 km

≤100 m 171≤1 km 17≤10 km 7>10 km 4

199 georeferenced · 8 700 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor8 899

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 accuracy58% within 1 km

≤100 m 4≤1 km 3≤10 km 3>10 km 2

12 georeferenced · 61 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence73

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 8 records without

Open the mapnot free-living8

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 institutions6 of 22 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	13
Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH)location not on record	6
South Kensington, GB	6
Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record	5
Corporación Autónoma Regional Para la Defensa de la Meseta de Bucaramanga (CDMB)location not on record	4
Museo Nacional de Costa Rica (MNCR)location not on record	4
Chicago, US	4
Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA)location not on record	4
Harvard Universitylocation not on record	3
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	3
Station d'Ecologie de Lamtolocation not on record	3
Fundación Jardín Botánico Joaquín Antonio Uribe de Medellín (JBM)location not on record	3
León, NI	2
Universidad del Valle (UniValle)location not on record	2
Universidad de Caldas (UCaldas)location not on record	1
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PUJ)location not on record	1
Universidad del Valle (UV)location not on record	1
Alcaldía Municipal de Garzón en Huilalocation not on record	1
Jardín Botánico José Celestino Mutis (JBBJCM)location not on record	1
Guatemala, GT	1
Santiago de Cali, CO	1
Instituto para la Investigación y la Preservación del Patrimonio Cultural y Natural del Valle del Cauca - INCIVAlocation not on record	1

22 institutions · 70 of 73 vouchered records shown · 3 without an institution code

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

09Environmental DNA2 detections

Where the DNA of Trichocentrum carthagenense 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 found2

Studies independent surveys1

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

Where its DNA was found

0 of 2 detections have coordinates

Open the map0 countries0

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.

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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Trichocentrum carthagenense

At a glance

Sources9 archives

Life cycle & reproduction2

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment9

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type8 980 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions6 of 22 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Record type8 980 records