AusTraits

Asplenium surrogatum

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Family Aspleniaceae

Taxonomy: Asplenium surrogatum P.S.Green

Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Asplenium lucidum var. incisum (Benth.) Hook. ex Bonap. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Asplenium obtusatum var. incisum Benth. (doubtful taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Asplenium pteridoides Baker (doubtful misapplied)

Distribution (APC): LHI

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (15), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (12), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 13 traits from 36 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.

leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 267.5 mm (60-550 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 120 mm (10-300 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): deltate (1); elliptical (1); lanceolate (1); narrowly_lanceolate (1); ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): cuneate (1); truncate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): toothed (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): lobed (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): fern (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
  • plant_growth_substrate (categorical): epiphyte (2); terrestrial (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • storage_organ (categorical): caudex (1); rhizome (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
ABRS_2023915Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_2023612N. 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/.
ABRS_202233Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_202233N. 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_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.