Axonopus compressus
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Family Poaceae
Taxonomy: Axonopus compressus (Sw.) P.Beauv.
Synonyms: 6 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Axonopus compressus (Sw.) P.Beauv. subsp. compressus (nomenclatural synonym)
- Axonopus compressus subsp. brevipedunculatus Gledhill (taxonomic synonym)
- Milium compressum Sw. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Paspalum platicaulon Poir. (taxonomic synonym)
- Paspalum platycaule F.M.Bailey (taxonomic synonym)
- Paspalum platycaulon Poir. (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC): ChI (naturalised), NT (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), LHI (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, NT eFlora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ATRP_2020 (2), Metcalfe_2020_2 (20), NHNSW_2014_2 (1), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (8), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 27 traits from 38 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
- sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
fruit morphology
- fruit_type (categorical): caryopsis (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1); indehiscent (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
leaf morphology
- leaf_area (numerical): 517.5 mm2 (517.5-517.5 mm2) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- leaf_length (numerical): 115 mm (30-200 mm) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- leaf_width (numerical): 7.25 mm (3-12 mm) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): conduplicate (1); flat (1); plicate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
life history
- photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c4 (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (1); herb (1); tussock (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_form (categorical): hemicryptophyte (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): mat-forming (1); rhizomatous (1); stoloniferous (2) [sources: ATRP_2020; NHNSW_2022]
- root_structure (categorical): non_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- pollination_syndrome (categorical): wind (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- flowering_time (categorical): yynnnnnnnnny (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): aboveground_clonal (1); stolon (1) [sources: ATRP_2020; Metcalfe_2020_2]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
seed morphology
- seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.39 mg (0.39-0.39 mg) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.6 m (0.6-0.6 m) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metcalfe_2020_2 | 18 | 20 | D. Metcalfe. “Unpublished data: Traits of Poaceae spp, CSIRO”. 2020. |
| NHNSW_2023 | 7 | 8 | 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_2022 | 4 | 4 | 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/. |
| ATRP_2020 | 2 | 2 | F. A. Zich, B. P. Hyland, T. Whiffin, and R. A. Kerrigan. Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8. 2020. url: https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/intro/index.html. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| NHNSW_2014_2 | 1 | 1 | Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |