Curculigo ensifolia var. ensifolia

Explore the data for this taxon in the portal

Family Hypoxidaceae

Taxonomy: Curculigo ensifolia R.Br. var. ensifolia

Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)

Curculigo ensifolia var. albopilosa Domin (taxonomic synonym)
Curculigo ensifolia var. petiolata Domin (taxonomic synonym)
Curculigo ensifolia var. typica Domin (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): NT, Qld, NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (2), ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (9), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (16), WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 18 traits from 42 records in 9 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): 9.25 mm (6.5-12 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
fruit_width (numerical): 3 mm (2-4 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
fruit_height (numerical): 3 mm (2-4 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]

leaf morphology

leaf_length (numerical): 337.5 mm (50-700 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_width (numerical): 11.5 mm (5-18 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: ABRS_1981]
leaf_arrangement (categorical): clustered (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]

life history

plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (4); tussock (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
stem_growth_habit (categorical): caespitose (1) [sources: WAH_2022_2]
leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: ABRS_1981]
storage_organ (categorical): corm (2); stem_tuber (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; WAH_2023_2]

seed morphology

seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (1); ovoid (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 0.2 m (0.1-0.3 m) [sources: NHNSW_2023; WAH_2023_2]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
NHNSW_2023	11	16	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/.
ABRS_2023	7	9	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
WAH_2022_2	4	4	Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
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/.
ABRS_1981	2	2	B. A. Barlow, H. T. Clifford, A. S. George, and A. K. A. McCusker. Flora of Australia. 1981. url: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/flora/main/.
WAH_2023_2	2	2	Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
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.