Dichrostachys cinerea subsp. malesiana
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Family Fabaceae
Taxonomy: Dichrostachys cinerea subsp. malesiana Brenan & Brummitt
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Dichrostachys nutans (Pers.) Benth. (misapplied)
Distribution (APC): NT, Qld (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NT eFlora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (2), ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (20), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 19 traits from 28 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_length (numerical): 60 mm (50-70 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_width (numerical): 11.5 mm (8-15 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): legume (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_colour (categorical): black (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 3.25 mm (2.5-4 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 1.15 mm (0.8-1.5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): linear (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1); incurved (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (2); tree (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: ABRS_1981]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 4 mm (4-4 mm) [sources: ABRS_1981; ABRS_2023]
- seed_width (numerical): 3 mm (2-4 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- seed_shape (categorical): discoid (1); ellipsoid (1); lenticular (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 8 m (8-8 m) [sources: ABRS_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 15 | 20 | 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_2022 | 3 | 3 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| 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. |