Wachendorfia paniculata

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Commelinales/Haemodoraceae/Wachendorfia

At a glance

Occurrence records2 514

Data sources7

Biological traits18

DNA specimens3

eDNA detections2

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Wachendorfia paniculata's data was compiled from.

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 514 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics3 specimens↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

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

GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page5 sections

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

Traits & measurements4 literature sources18 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF2 514 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 1 countries2 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD3 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT570 Mbp

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsGIFTTRY

Size & morphology6

Plant height0.4 m

Plant height max0.89 m

Plant height min0.15 m

Seed mass8.43 mg

Seed mass max11.54 mg

Seed mass min5.26 mg

Life cycle & reproduction3

Life formtuberous geophyte

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formcryptophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max1 700 m

Elevation min0 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

05DNA & barcoding3 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 Wachendorfia paniculata has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens3

Marker genes2

eDNA detections2

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.

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plant barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT

The complete instruction manual Wachendorfia paniculata 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 size569 834 693 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 Wachendorfia paniculata0.57 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 = 30 n = 15

Ploidy2× diploid · measured

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

2n 301×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database

GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database — ↗

n 151×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl

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=0.103 ↗

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.

Assembly levelContig

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type2 514 records

Wild obs. + sensor2 482

Museum / vouchered32

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO2 728 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 accuracy97% within 1 km

≤100 m 1 901≤1 km 237≤10 km 46>10 km 20

2 204 georeferenced · 278 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor2 482

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 accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 13>10 km 8

21 georeferenced · 11 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence32

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 institutions5 of 10 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	15
Kensington, AU	6
South African National Biodiversity Institutelocation not on record	2
Vancouver, CA	1
Boise, US	1
University of Johannesburglocation not on record	1
LDlocation not on record	1
MeiseBGlocation not on record	1
Christchurch, NZ	1
Saint Louis, US	1

10 institutions · 30 of 32 vouchered records shown · 2 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA2 detections

Where the DNA of Wachendorfia paniculata 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

Countries1

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

Where its DNA was found

0 of 2 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 median12.8 °C 12.8–12.8

Seasonal swing summer↔winter7.20 °C

Max temp (day)14.6 °C

Min temp (night)10.8 °C

Precipitation149 mm/mo

Air humidity62.8 %

Moisture balance34.9 mm/mo

Vapour deficit547 Pa

Wind speed6.20 m/s

Cloud cover13.4 %

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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Wachendorfia paniculata

At a glance

Sources7 archives

Size & morphology6

Life cycle & reproduction3

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment8

At a glance

Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers

Record type2 514 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions5 of 10 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Modelled climatemodelled

Record type2 514 records