AusTraits

Bertya oblonga

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Family Euphorbiaceae

Taxonomy: Bertya oblonga Blakely

Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Bertya sp. D (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (13), NHNSW_2014_2 (12), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (14), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 25 traits from 53 records in 8 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): red_brown (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): monoecious (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 8.12 mm (7.5-9 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 4.5 mm (4-5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 4.5 mm (4-5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 17.75 mm (8-25 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 2.33 mm (1.3-3 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): linear (2); narrowly_oblong (1); oblong (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): obtuse (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_margin_posture (categorical): flat (1); revolute (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): prostrate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnyyyn (1); yynnnnnnyyyy (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
seed morphology
  • seed_shape (categorical): ovoid_elongated (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 1.8 m (1.8-1.8 m) [sources: ABRS_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
NHNSW_20231014N. 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_20231013Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_2014_2612Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
NHNSW_202244N. 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/.
Sjostrom_200644A. Sjöström and C. L. Gross. “Life-history characters and phylogeny are correlated with extinction risk in the Australian angiosperms”. Journal of Biogeography 33.2 (2006), pp. 271-290. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01393.x.
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.
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.