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Blackstonia perfoliata

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Family Gentianaceae

Taxonomy: Blackstonia perfoliata (L.) Huds.

Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Chlora perfoliata (L.) L. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Gentiana perfoliata L. (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): SA (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (17), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (16), SAH_2022 (4), SAH_2023 (17), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 21 traits from 64 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.

fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 7 mm (6-8 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 15.67 mm (3-30 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 14.17 mm (2-25 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): deltate (1); elliptical (1); oblanceolate (1); obovate (1); ovate (3); triangular (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (1); simple (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1); recurved (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_arrangement (categorical): clustered_basal (2); decussate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): annual (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (2); rosette (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022]
seed morphology
  • seed_length (numerical): 0.6 mm (0.6-0.6 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • seed_width (numerical): 0.4 mm (0.4-0.4 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 0.26 m (0.1-0.45 m) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
ABRS_20231517Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
SAH_20231117S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
RBGV_20231216VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
RBGV_202244VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_202244S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.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.
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.