Cyathea brownii
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Family Cyatheaceae
Taxonomy: Cyathea brownii Domin
Synonyms: 5 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Alsophila excelsa R.Br. ex Endl. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Alsophila excelsa R.Br. ex Endl. var. excelsa (nomenclatural synonym)
- Alsophila robusta var. norfolkiana Laing (taxonomic synonym)
- Cyathea brownii Domin var. brownii (nomenclatural synonym)
- Sphaeropteris excelsa (R.Br. ex Endl.) R.M.Tryon (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): NI
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (1), ABRS_2023 (14), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 9 traits from 18 records in 4 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 47.17 mm (8-130 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 10.75 mm (2-22 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): toothed_crenate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_margin_posture (categorical): revolute (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): fern (2); palmoid (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 6 | 14 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| ABRS_2022 | 1 | 1 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |