Cycas desolata
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Family Cycadaceae
Taxonomy: Cycas desolata P.I.Forst.
Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30
Distribution (APC): Qld
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (5), ABRS_2023 (12), Chen_2017 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 17 traits from 22 records in 5 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): 975 mm (750-1200 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 4.25 mm (3.5-5 mm) [sources: ABRS_1981]
- petiole_length (numerical): 16.5 cm (10-23 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_margin_posture (categorical): revolute (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): palmoid (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody_like_stem (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
- leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: ABRS_1981]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 37 mm (35-39 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- seed_width (numerical): 33.5 mm (32-35 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- seed_shape (categorical): orbicular (1) [sources: ABRS_1981]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 4 m (4-4 m) [sources: ABRS_1981]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 8 | 12 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| ABRS_1981 | 4 | 5 | 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/. |
| Chen_2017 | 2 | 2 | Chen, S.-C., Cornwell, W., Z. H.-X., Moles, and A. T. “Plants show more flesh in the tropics: Variation in fruit type along latitudinal and climatic gradients.”. Ecography 40 (2017), pp. 531-538. doi: abs/10.1111/ecog.02010. |
| 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 “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.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. |