Cycas media subsp. media
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Family Cycadaceae
Taxonomy: Cycas media R.Br. subsp. media
Synonyms: 9 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Cycas gracilis Miq. (taxonomic synonym)
- Cycas gracilis Miq. var. gracilis (taxonomic synonym)
- Cycas gracilis var. glauca Regel (taxonomic synonym)
- Cycas gracilis var. viridis Regel (taxonomic synonym)
- Cycas kennedyana F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
- Cycas media R.Br. f. media (nomenclatural synonym)
- Cycas media R.Br. var. media (nomenclatural synonym)
- Cycas normanbyana F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
- Cycas rumphii subsp. normanbyana (F.Muell.) J.Schust. (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Cycas circinalis subsp. papuana (F.Muell.) J.Schust. (misapplied)
- Cycas rumphii f. papuana (F.Muell.) Kaneh. (misapplied)
Distribution (APC): Qld
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (2), ABRS_2023 (14), Clarke_2015 (3), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 16 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.
fire response
- resprouting_capacity (categorical): resprouts (1) [sources: Clarke_2015]
- post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (1) [sources: Clarke_2015]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 710 mm (130-1800 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 6 mm (5-7 mm) [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]
- bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (1) [sources: Clarke_2015]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 36.5 mm (34-39 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- seed_width (numerical): 33.5 mm (32-35 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- seed_shape (categorical): orbicular (1) [sources: ABRS_1981]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 8 | 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. |
| Clarke_2015 | 3 | 3 | P. J. Clarke, M. J. Lawes, B. P. Murphy, J. Russell-Smith, C. E. Nano, R. Bradstock, N. J. Enright, J. B. Fontaine, C. R. Gosper, I. Radford, J. J. Midgley, and R. M. Gunton. “A synthesis of postfire recovery traits of woody plants in Australian ecosystems”. Science of The Total Environment 534 (2015), pp. 31-42. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.04.002. |
| 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/. |
| 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. |