Cyperus aromaticus
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Family Cyperaceae
Taxonomy: Cyperus aromaticus (Ridl.) Mattf. & Kük.
Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Kyllinga aromatica Ridl. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Kyllinga polyphylla Willd. ex Kunth (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC): ChI (naturalised), Qld (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: Metcalfe_2009 (17), Metcalfe_2020_1 (18), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 26 traits from 38 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.
fire response
- resprouting_capacity (categorical): resprouts (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
flower morphology
- sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1]
fruit morphology
- fruit_type (categorical): nutlet (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2009; Metcalfe_2020_1]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1]
leaf morphology
- leaf_area (numerical): 450 mm2 (450-450 mm2) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
- leaf_length (numerical): 100 mm (50-150 mm) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1]
- leaf_width (numerical): 4 mm (3-5 mm) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1]
life history
- photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
- plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (1); tussock (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2009; Metcalfe_2020_1; Wenk_2022]
- life_form (categorical): geophyte (1); hemicryptophyte (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009; Metcalfe_2020_1]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2009; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
- nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
- root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1); proteoid_root (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009; Metcalfe_2020_1]
- pollination_syndrome (categorical): wind (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2009; Metcalfe_2020_1]
- dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (1); endozoochory (1); hydrochory (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009; Metcalfe_2020_1]
- seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
- vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1]
- clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): belowground_clonal (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2009; Metcalfe_2020_1]
seed morphology
- seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.82 mg (0.82-0.82 mg) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 1 m (1-1 m) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1]
- plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metcalfe_2020_1 | 16 | 18 | D. Metcalfe. “Unpublished data: Database of Cyperaceae traits, CSIRO”. 2020. |
| Metcalfe_2009 | 17 | 17 | 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. |
| 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. |