Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. fruticosus
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Family Apocynaceae
Taxonomy: Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W.T.Aiton subsp. fruticosus
Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30
Distribution (APC):
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (23). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 20 traits from 26 records in 2 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): 50 mm (40-60 mm) [sources: RBGV_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 (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 80 mm (40-120 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 10 mm (5-15 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 0.65 cm (0.3-1 cm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1); linear (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1); opposite (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 6 mm (6-6 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- seed_width (numerical): 3 mm (3-3 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 2 m (2-2 m) [sources: RBGV_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RBGV_2023 | 17 | 23 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.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/. |