Gleditsia triacanthos
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Family Fabaceae
Taxonomy: Gleditsia triacanthos L.
Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30
Distribution (APC): SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (doubtfully naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (16), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (22), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (21), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 23 traits from 75 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.
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 275 mm (150-400 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_width (numerical): 33.33 mm (25-40 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): legume (1); legume_indehiscent (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1); indehiscent (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_colour (categorical): brown (3); red (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 60.12 mm (10-200 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 8.5 mm (5-12 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 4 cm (3-5 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (3); oblong (1); ovate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): toothed (2); toothed_crenate (1); toothed_dentate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): spreading (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022]
- flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnyyyn (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 10 mm (10-10 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (1); ovoid (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 17.5 m (10-25 m) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHNSW_2023 | 15 | 22 | 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 | 15 | 21 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| ABRS_2023 | 11 | 16 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 4 | 4 | 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/. |
| 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. |
| NHNSW_2014_2 | 3 | 3 | Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| RBGV_2022 | 3 | 3 | 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. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |