Centrosema molle
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Family Fabaceae
Taxonomy: Centrosema molle Mart. ex Benth.
Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Centrosema pubescens Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC): ChI (naturalised), NT (naturalised), Qld (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NT eFlora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ATRP_2020 (1), Cooper_2013 (12), Metcalfe_2009 (15), NTH_2022 (3), NTH_2023 (18), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 31 traits from 52 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.
fire response
- resprouting_capacity (categorical): resprouts (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 95 mm (40-150 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013]
- fruit_width (numerical): 6.5 mm (6-7 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013]
- fruit_type (categorical): legume (2) [sources: Cooper_2013; NTH_2023]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Cooper_2013; Metcalfe_2009]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: Cooper_2013; NTH_2023]
- fruit_colour (categorical): brown (1) [sources: NTH_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_area (numerical): 2835 mm2 (2835-2835 mm2) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
- leaf_length (numerical): 45.5 mm (25-68 mm) [sources: NTH_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 23.25 mm (13-35 mm) [sources: NTH_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); ovate (1) [sources: NTH_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (1) [sources: NTH_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: NTH_2023]
life history
- photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
- plant_growth_form (categorical): climber_herbaceous (5) [sources: ATRP_2020; Cooper_2013; Metcalfe_2009; NTH_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: Metcalfe_2009; NTH_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: NTH_2022; Wenk_2022]
- nitrogen_fixing (categorical): nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
- pollination_syndrome (categorical): bee (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
- dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
- flowering_time (categorical): nnnnyyyyynnn (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]
- seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
- clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
seed morphology
- seed_dry_mass (numerical): 8.1 mg (8.1-8.1 mg) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
- seed_length (numerical): 3.75 mm (3-5 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013; NTH_2023]
- seed_width (numerical): 3 mm (3-3 mm) [sources: NTH_2023]
- seed_shape (categorical): polyhedral (1) [sources: NTH_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NTH_2023 | 11 | 18 | D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/. |
| Metcalfe_2009 | 15 | 15 | E. Laliberte, J. A. Wells, F. DeClerck, D. J. Metcalfe, C. P. Catterall, C. Queiroz, I. Aubin, S. P. Bonser, Y. Ding, J. M. Fraterrigo, S. McNamara, J. W. Morgan, D. S. Merlos, P. A. Vesk, and M. M. Mayfield. “Land-use intensification reduces functional redundancy and response diversity in plant communities”. Ecology Letters 13.1 (2010), pp. 76-86. doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01403.x. |
| Cooper_2013 | 9 | 12 | W. Cooper and W. T. Cooper. Australian rainforest fruits. CSIRO Publishing, 2013, p. 272. |
| NTH_2022 | 3 | 3 | D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| ATRP_2020 | 1 | 1 | 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_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |