Calochlaena dubia
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Family Dicksoniaceae
Taxonomy: Calochlaena dubia (R.Br.) M.D.Turner & R.A.White
Synonyms: 14 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Balantium brownianum C.Presl (taxonomic synonym)
- Balantium dubium (R.Br.) Copel. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Culcita blepharodes Maxon (taxonomic synonym)
- Culcita dubia (R.Br.) Maxon (nomenclatural synonym)
- Davallia cristatella Gand. (taxonomic synonym)
- Davallia dubia R.Br. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Davallia dubia R.Br. var. dubia (nomenclatural synonym)
- Davallia muelleri Gand. (taxonomic synonym)
- Davallia tasmanica Gand. (taxonomic synonym)
- Dicksonia dubia (R.Br.) Gaudich. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Hemitelia godeffroyi Luerss. (taxonomic synonym)
- Sitobolium dubium (R.Br.) Brack. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Sitolobium dubium Brack. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Trichomanes dubia (R.Br.) Poir. (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, Vic Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (8), Fonseca_2000 (5), Kubiak_2009 (4), Mokany_2015 (2), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (3), NSWFRD_2014 (9), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (10), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (38), Williams_2011 (9). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 44 traits from 100 records in 14 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): resprouts (5) [sources: Kubiak_2009; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
- fire_time_from_fire_to_flowering (numerical): 12 mo (12-12 mo) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
leaf morphology
- leaf_area (numerical): 164.32 mm2 (137.44-191.2 mm2) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Mokany_2015]
- leaf_length (numerical): 800 mm (300-1600 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 2.7 mm (2.7-2.7 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000]
- leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 7 mg (7-7 mg) [sources: Fonseca_2000]
- leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 35.97 g/m2 (35.97-35.97 g/m2) [sources: Fonseca_2000]
- leaf_shape (categorical): triangular (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1); oblique (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_lobation (categorical): lobed_deep (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1); opposite (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_arrangement (categorical): crowded (1); scattered (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
- photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (3) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
- plant_growth_form (categorical): fern (8); herb (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; Fonseca_2000; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
- life_form (categorical): hemicryptophyte (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- plant_growth_substrate (categorical): terrestrial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: White_2020]
- parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
- pollination_syndrome (categorical): abiotic (2) [sources: White_2020]
- pollination_system (categorical): abiotic (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
- dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (4) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020; Williams_2011]
- dispersers (categorical): wind (3) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
- seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (3) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
- vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (2) [sources: White_2020]
- clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- bud_bank_location (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
seed morphology
- seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0 mg (0-0 mg) [sources: Williams_2011]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 1.5 m (1.5-1.5 m) [sources: Mokany_2015]
- plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (2) [sources: White_2020]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| White_2020 | 19 | 38 | M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020. |
| RBGV_2023 | 9 | 10 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| NSWFRD_2014 | 9 | 9 | B. Kenny, C. Orscheg, E. Tasker, M. A. Gill, and R. Bradstock. NSW Flora Fire Response Database, v2.1. database. NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment, 2014. |
| Williams_2011 | 9 | 9 | R. P. Duncan, S. E. Clemants, R. T. Corlett, A. K. Hahs, M. A. McCarthy, M. J. McDonnell, M. W. Schwartz, K. Thompson, P. A. Vesk, and N. S. G. Williams. “Plant traits and extinction in urban areas: a meta-analysis of 11 cities”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 20.4 (2011), pp. 509-519. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00633.x. |
| ABRS_2023 | 5 | 8 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| Fonseca_2000 | 5 | 5 | C. R. Fonseca, J. M. Overton, B. Collins, and M. Westoby. “Shifts in trait-combinations along rainfall and phosphorus gradients”. Journal of Ecology 88 (2000), pp. 964-977. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00506.x. |
| Kubiak_2009 | 3 | 4 | P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165. |
| ABRS_2022 | 3 | 3 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 3 | 3 | 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/. |
| NHNSW_2023 | 3 | 3 | 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/. |
| RBGV_2022 | 3 | 3 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| Mokany_2015 | 2 | 2 | K. Mokany, J. J. Thomson, A. J. J. Lynch, G. J. Jordan, and S. Ferrier. “Linking changes in community composition and function under climate change”. Ecological Applications 25.8 (2015), pp. 2132-2141. doi: 10.1890/14-2384.1. |
| 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. |