Abildgaardia ovata
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Family Cyperaceae
Taxonomy: Abildgaardia ovata (Burm.f.) Kral
Synonyms: 6 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Abildgaardia monostachya (L.) Vahl (taxonomic synonym)
- Carex ovata Burm.f. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Cyperus monostachyos L. (taxonomic synonym)
- Fimbristylis monostachya (L.) Hassk. (taxonomic synonym)
- Fimbristylis ovata (Burm.f.) J.Kern (nomenclatural synonym)
- Iria monostachya (L.) Kuntze (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC): NT, Qld, NSW
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, NT eFlora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: Metcalfe_2020_1 (20), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (9), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 24 traits from 40 records in 6 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
flower morphology
- flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 2.5 mm (2-3 mm) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1; NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_width (numerical): 1.4 mm (1.2-2 mm) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1; NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_height (numerical): 1.6 mm (1.2-2 mm) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1; NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): nut (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1; NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1]
- fruit_colour (categorical): brown (1); grey (1); yellow (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 230 mm (60-400 mm) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1]
- leaf_width (numerical): 1 mm (1-1 mm) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1; NHNSW_2014_2]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (2); herb (1); tussock (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_form (categorical): hemicryptophyte (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): rhizomatous (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022]
- pollination_syndrome (categorical): wind (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1]
- flowering_time (categorical): yynnnnnnyyyy (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1]
- clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): belowground_clonal (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 2 mm (2-2 mm) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metcalfe_2020_1 | 16 | 20 | D. Metcalfe. “Unpublished data: Database of Cyperaceae traits, CSIRO”. 2020. |
| NHNSW_2023 | 6 | 9 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| NHNSW_2014_2 | 4 | 4 | Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 4 | 4 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |