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Gomphocarpus cancellatus

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Family Apocynaceae

Taxonomy: Gomphocarpus cancellatus (Burm.f.) Bruyns

Synonyms: 4 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Asclepias arborescens L. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Asclepias cancellata Burm.f. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Asclepias rotundifolia Mill. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Gomphocarpus arborescens (L.) W.T.Aiton (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): SA (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (11), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (22), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (16), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 23 traits from 62 records in 8 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): 75 mm (70-80 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 27.5 mm (20-35 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 27.5 mm (20-35 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): follicle (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 56.67 mm (30-70 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 27.67 mm (10-40 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 0.4 cm (0.1-0.5 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); lanceolate (1); oblong (2); ovate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): cuneate (1); obtuse (1); truncate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • leaf_arrangement (categorical): decussate (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1) [sources: ABRS_2022]
seed morphology
  • seed_length (numerical): 6 mm (6-6 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • seed_width (numerical): 3.5 mm (3-4 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ovoid_flattened (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 1 m (1-1 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
RBGV_20231622VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_20231516S. 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/.
ABRS_20231111Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
ABRS_202244Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
RBGV_202233VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_202233S. 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.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.