Dendrobium brachypus
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Family Orchidaceae
Taxonomy: Dendrobium brachypus (Endl.) Rchb.f.
Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Thelychiton brachypus Endl. (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): NI
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (2), ABRS_2023 (8), SPRAT_2025_2 (5), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 12 traits from 18 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.
fruit morphology
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: SPRAT_2025_2]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 15 mm (10-20 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 7.5 mm (5-10 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): sheathing (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- plant_growth_substrate (categorical): epiphyte (1) [sources: SPRAT_2025_2]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- storage_organ (categorical): pseudobulb (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SPRAT_2025_2]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.04 m (0.02-0.05 m) [sources: SPRAT_2025_2]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 6 | 8 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| SPRAT_2025_2 | 4 | 5 | F. D. of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water. Species Profile and Threats Database. 2025. url: https://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/sprat.pl. |
| ABRS_2022 | 2 | 2 | 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_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 “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.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 “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |