Galium leptogonium
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Family Rubiaceae
Taxonomy: Galium leptogonium I.Thomps.
Synonyms: 8 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Galium erythrorrhizum F.Muell. ex Miq. (pro parte taxonomic synonym)
- Galium gaudichaudi var. muriculatum Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
- Galium gaudichaudii var. muriculatum Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
- Galium migrans G.M.Cunn., W.E.Mulham, P.L.Milthorpe & J.H.Leigh (taxonomic synonym)
- Galium sp. A (taxonomic synonym)
- Galium sp. aff. migrans (tuberculate fruits) (taxonomic synonym)
- Galium umbrosum var. gaudichaudi-muriculatum Maiden & Betche (pro parte taxonomic synonym)
- Galium umbrosum var. muriculatum (Benth.) Ewart & B.Rees (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 6 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Galium australe DC. (pro parte misapplied)
- Galium australe DC. (misapplied)
- Galium binifolium N.A.Wakef. (pro parte misapplied)
- Galium migrans Ehrend. & McGill. (pro parte misapplied)
- Galium migrans Ehrend. & McGill. (misapplied)
- Galium tenerum Schleich. ex Gaudin (misapplied)
Distribution (APC): WA, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, Florabase, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: Draper_2023 (2), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2022 (2), NHNSW_2023 (15), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (13), Sjostrom_2006 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 20 traits from 42 records in 9 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
flower morphology
- sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 1.1 mm (1-1.2 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_width (numerical): 0.6 mm (0.5-0.7 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): mericarp (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_colour (categorical): brown (2); red (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 9 mm (3-15 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 3.75 mm (1.5-6 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (2); narrowly_elliptical (2); narrowly_obovate (2); oblanceolate (2); spathulate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_margin_posture (categorical): flat (2); revolute (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): whorled (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
- photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: Munroe_2019]
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): climbing (1); prostrate (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
- pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (1) [sources: Draper_2023]
- dispersal_syndrome (categorical): epizoochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHNSW_2023 | 11 | 15 | 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/. |
| RBGV_2023 | 10 | 13 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| RBGV_2022 | 4 | 4 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| Draper_2023 | 2 | 2 | J. 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. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 2 | 2 | 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/. |
| Sjostrom_2006 | 2 | 2 | A. 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. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Munroe_2019 | 1 | 1 | S. E. M. Munroe, F. A. McInerney, J. Andrae, N. Welti, G. R. Guerin, E. Leitch, T. Hall, S. Szarvas, R. Atkins, S. Caddy-Retalic, and B. Sparrow. “The Photosynthetic Pathways of Plant Species Surveyed in Australia's National Terrestrial Monitoring Network”. Scientific Data 8 (2021), p. 97. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00877-z. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |