Dendroconche scandens

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Family Polypodiaceae

Taxonomy: Dendroconche scandens (G.Forst.) Testo, Sundue & A.R.Field

Synonyms: 8 (APC 2026-07-30)

Drynaria scandens (G.Forst.) Fée (nomenclatural synonym)
Microsorium scandens Tindale (nomenclatural synonym)
Microsorum scandens (G.Forst.) Tindale (nomenclatural synonym)
Phymatodes scandens (G.Forst.) C.Presl (nomenclatural synonym)
Phymatosorus scandens (G.Forst.) Pic.Serm. (nomenclatural synonym)
Polypodium pustulatum var. scandens (G.Forst.) Bonap. (nomenclatural synonym)
Polypodium scandens G.Forst. (nomenclatural synonym)
Polypodium scandens G.Forst. var. scandens (nomenclatural synonym)

Misapplied names: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)

Pleopeltis pustulata (G.Forst.) T.Moore (misapplied)
Polypodium pustulatum G.Forst. (misapplied)

Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW, LHI, Vic

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, Vic Flora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (12), NHNSW_2022 (1), NHNSW_2023 (7), Pickup_2021 (6), RBGV_2022 (2), RBGV_2023 (10), Smith_1996 (85), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (19). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 50 traits from 149 records in 11 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): fire_killed (3) [sources: Pickup_2021; White_2020]
post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (2) [sources: Pickup_2021]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 783.7 mm2 (175-1900 mm2) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_length (numerical): 295.68 mm (42-580 mm) [sources: Smith_1996; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_width (numerical): 14.92 mm (6-31 mm) [sources: Smith_1996; ABRS_2023]
leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 42.16 mg (6.33-72 mg) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 53.79 g/m2 (53.79-53.79 g/m2) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.22 g/g (0.2-0.28 g/g) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_water_content_per_dry_mass (numerical): 3.51 g/g (2.62-4.02 g/g) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_shape (categorical): falcate (1); lanceolate (1); linear (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_margin_posture (categorical): undulate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_lobation (categorical): lobed (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_inclination_angle (numerical): 41.5 deg (30-50 deg) [sources: Smith_1996]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): cam (1) [sources: White_2020]
plant_growth_form (categorical): fern (3); herb (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Pickup_2021; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
plant_growth_substrate (categorical): epiphyte (3); lithophyte (1); terrestrial (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; White_2020]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
stem_growth_habit (categorical): climbing (1) [sources: ABRS_2022]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: White_2020]
parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
pollination_syndrome (categorical): abiotic (1) [sources: White_2020]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1) [sources: White_2020]
dispersers (categorical): wind (1) [sources: White_2020]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (1) [sources: White_2020]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]

nutrient and stable isotope

leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 22.43 mg/g (22.43-22.43 mg/g) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 4.11 mg/g (4.11-4.11 mg/g) [sources: Smith_1996]

whole plant morphology

plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: White_2020]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Smith_1996	17	85	B. Smith. “Community-level convergence and community structure of temperate Nothofagus forests”. PhD. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1996. url: http://web.nateko.lu.se/personal/benjamin.smith/thesis/thesis.html.
White_2020	19	19	M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
ABRS_2023	9	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.
RBGV_2023	9	10	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NHNSW_2023	5	7	N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Pickup_2021	3	6	M. Pickup and T. McDonald. Bushfire impacts — A national model for assessing local landscape restoration priorities. Project Phoenix Report. Greening Australia, 2021. url: https://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/1.02R2.pdf.
ABRS_2022	4	4	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
RBGV_2022	2	2	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Wenk_2022	2	2	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
NHNSW_2022	1	1	N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.