Asplenium nidus

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Family Aspleniaceae

Taxonomy: Asplenium nidus L.

Synonyms: 4 (APC 2026-07-30)

Asplenium nidus var. multilobum F.M.Bailey (doubtful taxonomic synonym)
Neottopteris nidus (L.) Hook. (nomenclatural synonym)
Neottopteris vulgaris J.Sm. (nomenclatural synonym)
Thamnopteris nidus (L.) C.Presl (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): ChI, Qld

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (2), ABRS_2023 (11), Metcalfe_2009 (16), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 27 traits from 32 records in 5 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

fire response

resprouting_capacity (categorical): fire_killed (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 600 mm2 (600-600 mm2) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
leaf_length (numerical): 1200 mm (900-1500 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_width (numerical): 167.5 mm (85-250 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_shape (categorical): narrowly_obovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_base_shape (categorical): cuneate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
plant_growth_form (categorical): fern (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2009; Wenk_2023]
plant_growth_substrate (categorical): epiphyte (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
stem_growth_habit (categorical): rosette (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
root_structure (categorical): non_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
dispersers (categorical): wind (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0 mg (0-0 mg) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
dispersal_unit (categorical): spore (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]

whole plant morphology

plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Metcalfe_2009	16	16	E. Laliberte, J. A. Wells, F. DeClerck, D. J. Metcalfe, C. P. Catterall, C. Queiroz, I. Aubin, S. P. Bonser, Y. Ding, J. M. Fraterrigo, S. McNamara, J. W. Morgan, D. S. Merlos, P. A. Vesk, and M. M. Mayfield. “Land-use intensification reduces functional redundancy and response diversity in plant communities”. Ecology Letters 13.1 (2010), pp. 76-86. doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01403.x.
ABRS_2023	9	11	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
ABRS_2022	2	2	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.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.