Abildgaardia vaginata
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Family Cyperaceae
Taxonomy: Abildgaardia vaginata R.Br.
Synonyms: 12 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Cyperus vaginata Poir. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Cyperus vaginatus (R.Br.) Poir. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Fimbristylis brownii Benth. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Fimbristylis leptoclada Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
- Fimbristylis sp. L (taxonomic synonym)
- Fimbristylis vaginata (R.Br.) Domin (nomenclatural synonym)
- Fimbristylis vaginata (R.Br.) Domin f. vaginata (nomenclatural synonym)
- Fimbristylis vaginata f. leptoclada (Kuntze) Domin (taxonomic synonym)
- Iria leptoclada Kuntze (taxonomic synonym)
- Iria vaginata (R.Br.) Kuntze (nomenclatural synonym)
- Iriha leptoclada Kuntze (taxonomic synonym)
- Iriha vaginata Kuntze (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): NT, Qld, NSW
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, NT eFlora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: Draper_2023 (2), Metcalfe_2020_1 (16), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (6), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 23 traits from 34 records in 7 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): red_brown (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 1.5 mm (1.5-1.5 mm) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1; NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_width (numerical): 1 mm (1-1 mm) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1; NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_height (numerical): 1 mm (1-1 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) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_type (categorical): leafless (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: 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]
- pollination_syndrome (categorical): wind (2) [sources: Draper_2023; Metcalfe_2020_1]
- dispersal_syndrome (categorical): epizoochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023]
- flowering_time (categorical): yynnnnnnyyyy (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 1 mm (1-1 mm) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 1 m (1-1 m) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metcalfe_2020_1 | 14 | 16 | D. Metcalfe. “Unpublished data: Database of Cyperaceae traits, CSIRO”. 2020. |
| NHNSW_2023 | 6 | 6 | 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 | 3 | 3 | 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/. |
| Draper_2023 | 2 | 2 | J. T. Draper, S. Delean, J. G. Conran, P. Weinstein, and B. S. Simpson. “Life-history characteristics and climate correlates of dioecious plant species in central southern Australia”. Australian Journal of Botany unknown.unknown (2023), p. unknown. doi: 10.1071/BT22110. |
| 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. |