Tritonia deusta

(Aiton) Ker Gawl. · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Tritonia

At a glance

Occurrence records29

Data sources7

Biological traits16

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Tritonia deusta's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility29 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page4 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources16 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF29 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 22

01Narrative

Tritonia deusta is a plant species in the family Iridaceae, indigenous to the Western Cape Province, South Africa.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology3

Plant height max0.4 m

Plant height min0.25 m

Seed mass1.72 mg

Life cycle & reproduction3

Life formtuberous geophyte

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formcryptophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max380 m

Elevation min15 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

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 Tritonia deusta has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Tritonia deusta 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 = 22 n = 11

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records22–222n range22median22mode3records

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

2n 223×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 · CCDB · Oberlander2016

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — de Vos, M. P. 1982. The African genus Tritonia Ker-Gawler (Iridaceae): Part 1. J.S. African Bot. 48: 105–163.

CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — GOLDBLATT, P. 1971. Cytological and morphological studies in the Southern African Iridaceae. J.S. African Bot. 37: 317-460.

CCDB · Oberlander2016 — De Vos, M.P. 1982

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 type29 records

Wild obs. + sensor19

Museum / vouchered9

Cultivated / captive1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO92 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 9≤1 km 3>10 km 4

16 georeferenced · 3 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor19

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 · 9 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence9

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 · 1 records without

Open the mapnot free-living1

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 institutions3 of 5 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Cape Town, ZA	5
South African National Biodiversity Institutelocation not on record	1
Kew, GB	1
MSB-3054location not on record	1
Saint Louis, US	1

5 institutions · 9 of 9 vouchered records shown

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

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

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