Aponogeton elongatus
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Family Aponogetonaceae
Taxonomy: Aponogeton elongatus F.Muell. ex Benth.
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Aponogeton crispus Thunb. (misapplied)
Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2023 (20), Cooper_2013 (12), NHNSW_2014_2 (7), WAH_1998 (1), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (17). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 37 traits from 60 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): yellow_orange (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; eFLOWER_Dun_2022]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 42.5 mm (25-60 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013]
- fruit_width (numerical): 34 mm (18-50 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013]
- fruit_type (categorical): follicle (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 136.25 mm (50-340 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2]
- leaf_width (numerical): 27.75 mm (8-40 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2]
- petiole_length (numerical): 38.5 cm (17-60 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): narrowly_elliptical (1); obovate (1); widely_elliptical (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (1); cuneate (1); obtuse (1); truncate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_margin_posture (categorical): flat (1); undulate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (2) [sources: Cooper_2013; 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): yynnnnnnnyyy (2); yyyyyyyyynnn (1) [sources: Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2014_2; WAH_1998]
- storage_organ (categorical): stem_tuber (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 2.35 mm (1-4 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013]
- seed_width (numerical): 0.8 mm (0.5-1.1 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 11 | 20 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| eFLOWER_Dun_2022 | 15 | 17 | L. Dun and H. Sauquet. “Unpublished: Floral traits for GAP taxa, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2022. |
| Cooper_2013 | 9 | 12 | W. Cooper and W. T. Cooper. Australian rainforest fruits. CSIRO Publishing, 2013, p. 272. |
| NHNSW_2014_2 | 5 | 7 | 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. |
| WAH_1998 | 1 | 1 | Western Australian Herbarium. FloraBase: The Western Australian flora. 1998. url: http://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |