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Dictymia brownii

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Family Polypodiaceae

Taxonomy: Dictymia brownii (Wikstr.) Copel.

Synonyms: 8 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Dictymia attenuata J.Sm. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Dictyopteris attenuata C.Presl (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Drynaria browniana Fée (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Pleopeltis brownii (Wikstr.) E.Fourn. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Polypodium attenuatum R.Br. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Polypodium brownianum Spreng. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Polypodium brownii Desv. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Polypodium brownii Wikstr. (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (2), ABRS_2023 (12), NHNSW_2022 (1), NHNSW_2023 (7), NSWFRD_2014 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 15 traits from 27 records in 7 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
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 533.75 mm (35-900 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 16.25 mm (5-20 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): linear (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_margin_posture (categorical): flat (2); undulate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
ABRS_20231012Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_202377N. 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/.
ABRS_202222Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NSWFRD_201422B. Kenny, C. Orscheg, E. Tasker, M. A. Gill, and R. Bradstock. NSW Flora Fire Response Database, v2.1. database. NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment, 2014.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
NHNSW_202211N. 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_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.