AusTraits

Diuris punctata

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Family Orchidaceae

Taxonomy: Diuris punctata Sm.

Synonyms: 4 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Diuris blakneyae (F.M.Bailey) D.L.Jones (taxonomic synonym)
  • Diuris elongata Sw. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Diuris lilacina Lindl. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Diuris punctata f. blakneyae F.M.Bailey (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (8), ABRS_2023 (17), Cheal_2017 (1), Draper_2023 (3), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (9), SAH_2014 (1), SAH_2022 (2), SAH_2023 (7), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (42), Williams_2011 (11). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 44 traits from 116 records in 15 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
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): blue_purple (1); yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 200 mm (100-300 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 3.83 mm (3-6 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): linear (3); obtriangular (1); ovate (1); widely_ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): conduplicate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2); cam (1) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (8) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): geophyte (4) [sources: Cheal_2017; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • plant_growth_substrate (categorical): terrestrial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (3) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): orchid_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (3) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (4) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): wind (3) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnyyn (2); nnnnnnnnyyyy (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; White_2020]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): stem_tuber (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • storage_organ (categorical): stem_tuber (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0 mg (0-0 mg) [sources: Williams_2011]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
White_20202142M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
ABRS_2023717Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Williams_20111111R. P. Duncan, S. E. Clemants, R. T. Corlett, A. K. Hahs, M. A. McCarthy, M. J. McDonnell, M. W. Schwartz, K. Thompson, P. A. Vesk, and N. S. G. Williams. “Plant traits and extinction in urban areas: a meta-analysis of 11 cities”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 20.4 (2011), pp. 509-519. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00633.x.
NHNSW_202379N. 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_202248Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
SAH_202367S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
NHNSW_2014_244Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
NHNSW_202244N. 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/.
Sjostrom_200644A. Sjöström and C. L. Gross. “Life-history characters and phylogeny are correlated with extinction risk in the Australian angiosperms”. Journal of Biogeography 33.2 (2006), pp. 271-290. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01393.x.
Draper_202333J. T. Draper, S. Delean, J. G. Conran, P. Weinstein, and B. S. Simpson. “Life-history characteristics and climate correlates of dioecious plant species in central southern Australia”. Australian Journal of Botany unknown.unknown (2023), p. unknown. doi: 10.1071/BT22110.
SAH_202222S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Cheal_201711D. Cheal. Growth stages and tolerable fire intervals for Victoria's native vegetation data sets. Fire and adaptive management, report no. 84. Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment Melbourne, 2010.
SAH_201411J. P. Jessop and H. R. Toelken. Flora of South Australia, 4th edition, 4 vols. Electronic version curated by J. Kellermann, State Herbarium of South Australia.. Government Printer, Adelaide, 1986.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.