Aponogeton distachyos
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Family Aponogetonaceae
Taxonomy: Aponogeton distachyos L.f.
Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Aponogeton distachyon L.f. (orthographic variant)
- Aponogeton distachyus J.M.Black (orthographic variant)
Distribution (APC): SA (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2023 (13), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2024 (9), RBGV_2023 (8), SAH_2023 (5), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 20 traits from 41 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): white_cream (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 10 mm (10-10 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
- fruit_type (categorical): follicle (1) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 175 mm (60-350 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 52.5 mm (15-85 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 60 cm (20-100 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_type (categorical): broadleaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
- leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); lanceolate (2); narrowly_elliptical (1); oblong (1); ovate (1); terete (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1); obtuse (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_margin_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- plant_growth_substrate (categorical): aquatic (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
- flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnynnnn (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (1); stem_tuber (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 18 mm (18-18 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- seed_width (numerical): 7 mm (7-7 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (1); ovoid_elongated (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 11 | 13 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| NHNSW_2024 | 9 | 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 December, 2023.. 2024. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| RBGV_2023 | 6 | 8 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| SAH_2023 | 4 | 5 | S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/. |
| NHNSW_2014_2 | 3 | 3 | Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://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. |