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| Property | Organism | Value | Units | ID | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated number of species in the orchid family (the most species-rich of all angiosperm families) | Plant orchid | 25000 | Species | 106653 | Hsiao et al., Researches... |
| Age of the most recent common ancestor of extant orchids | Plant orchid | 76-84 | Mya | 106654 | Hsiao et al., Researches... |
| Time required to finish the juvenile stage and flower from seed | Plant orchid | 4-7 | Years | 106655 | Hsiao et al., Researches... |
| Number of flowering plant species | Plants | 250,000 to 400,000 | Species | 107611 | Gruber CW et al., Di... |
| Estimated number of medicinal plant species | Plants | 30,000 to 80,000 | Species | 107293 | Mochamad Afendi et al.... |
| Composition of neutral sugars in pseudobulb | Orchid Oncidium sp. | Mannose 96.4%: arabinose 1.5%: galactose 0.9%: glucose 1.2% | % | 106656 | Wang HL, Yeh KW, Chen PR... |
| Amount of DNA (1C-value, smallest of any plant) | Plant Genlisea aurea | 0.065 (Table - link) | pg | 110279 | Dr. Ilia J. Leitch, Prof.... |
| Average number of unique metabolites biosynthesized in individual species | Plants | 4.7 | Metabolites/species | 107292 | Mochamad Afendi et al.... |
| Sequenced plant genomes | Plants | Site - link | N/A | 110561 | https://genomevoluti... |
| Estimated rates of plant extinction and speciation in the distant past (background), the recent past (Anthropocene), and the future (projected) | Plants | Table - link | S/MSY (species per million species per year) | 113398 | Vellend M et al., Plant... |
| Speed of snapping - one of fastest movements in plant kingdom | Plant Venus flytrap Dionaea muscipula | 100 | msec | 106630 | Forterre Y, Skotheim JM... |
| Speed of communicating signal within plant | Plants | fastest ~1m/sec: slowest (some hormones) ~1cm/hour: most (thorough vascular system) 1-8mm/sec | N/A | 113538 | Trewavas A. The foundations... |
| Estimated number of metabolites expected to have some efficacy in human | Plants | 136,436 to 367,328 | Metabolites | 107294 | Mochamad Afendi et al.... |
| Total terrestrial plant biomass | Biosphere | 600-800 | Pg Carbon | 100820 | Aquatic photosynthesis... |
| Number of plant species | Plants | ~350,000 (representing an estimated 80–90% of the global total) | species | 113395 | Vellend M et al., Plant... |
| PPi concentration in plant cells | Plants | ~0.3 | mM | 108183 | Leustek T, Saito K. Sulfate... |
| Water content in mature pollen grain of angiosperm | Plants | 15-30 | % | 105644 | Boavida LC, Becker JD... |
| Number of plant species from which DSE have been described | Fungus Dark septate endophytes (DSE) | >600 | plant species | 113530 | Deng Z, Cao L. Fungal... |
| Plant DNA C-values Database | Plants | Database - link | N/A | 102726 | Royal botanic gardens at Kew... |
| Anatomical data for species by site | Plants | Table - link | N/A | 110838 | Slaton MR, Smith WK (2002)... |